Bimanual assisted eyelid retraction technique for intravitreal injections

Retina

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1968-1970

  Fineman, Mitchell S ^a   Hsu, Jason ^a   Spirn, Marc J ^a   Kaiser, Richard S ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

intravitreal injection technique; lid speculum; manual lid retraction

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB; CEFTAZIDIME; RANIBIZUMAB; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL EYE INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG INDICATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYELASH; EYELID RETRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVITREAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOWER EYELID; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; PARACENTESIS; PRESCRIPTION; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS BIOPSY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 84885021368     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: 15392864     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e318287da92     Document Type: Article

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