Visual outcomes and recurrence rates of macular pucker surgery with and without internal limiting membrane peeling

Clinical and Surgical Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 6-10

  Mason III, John O ^a,b,c   Roberts, Benjamin ^d   Emond, Tracy L ^d   Feist, Richard M ^d   McGwin Jr , Gerald ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c Retina Consultants Alabama   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE PEELING; MACULAR PUCKER SURGERY; MALE; RECURRENCE RISK; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; RETINA MACULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 9344232722     PISSN: 17054842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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