Safety, efficacy, and quality of life following sutureless vitrectomy for symptomatic vitreous floaters

Retina

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1055-1061

  Mason, John O ^a   Neimkin, Michael G ^a,b   Friedman, Duncan A ^a   Feist, Richard M ^a   Thomley, Martin L ^a   Albert, Michael A ^a  

^a Retina Consultants Alabama   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Pars plana vitrectomy; Quality of life survey; Vitreous debris; Vitreous floaters

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA; RETINA TEAR; SAFETY; SUTURELESS PARS PLANA VITRECTOMY; VERY ELDERLY; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY DETACHMENT; VITREOUS FLOATERS; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE; EYE DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SUTURING METHOD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 84901627180     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: 15392864     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000000063     Document Type: Article

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