Oral anticoagulation and the risk of vitreous hemorrhage and retinal tears in eyes with acute posterior vitreous detachment

Retina

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 621-626

  Witmer, Matthew T ^a   Cohen, Steven M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

anticoagulation; posterior vitreous detachment; retinal detachment; retinal tear; vitreous hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CLOPIDOGREL; FISH OIL; MULTIVITAMIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA TEAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VITREOUS BODY DETACHMENT; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; ASPIRIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL DETACHMENT; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TICLOPIDINE; VITREOUS DETACHMENT; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE; WARFARIN;

EID: 84874949968     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: 15392864     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3182671006     Document Type: Article

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