Clinical course of vitreomacular adhesion managed by initial observation

Retina

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 442-446

  John, Vishak J ^a   Flynn, Harry W ^a   Smiddy, William E ^a   Carver, Adam ^b   Leonard, Robert ^b   Tabandeh, Homayoun ^c   Boyer, David S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c RETINA VITREOUS ASSOCIATES MEDICAL GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

macular hole; microplasmin; vitreofoveal adhesion; vitreomacular traction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VITREOUS DETACHMENT;

EID: 84894413414     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: 15392864     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3182a15f8b     Document Type: Article

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