Pneumatic retinopexy: principles and practice
Pneumatic retinopexy (PR) is an alternative to scleral buckling for the surgical repair of selected retinal detachments. A gas bubble is injected into the vitreous cavity, and the patient is positioned so that the bubble closes the retinal break (s), allowing absorption of the subretinal fluid. Cryo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
1996-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Ophthalmology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=1996;volume=44;issue=3;spage=131;epage=143;aulast=Hilton |