Visual quality of life after macular hole surgery: outcome and predictive factors
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Visual quality of life after macular hole surgery: outcome and predictive factors.
BACKGROUND In the present study we evaluated the functional success after macular hole surgery in correlation to visual quality of life and looked for predictive factors determining surgical success. METHODS Fifty-nine patients that underwent pars plana vitrectomy for idiopathic macular hole were included. Follow-up visits were performed in regular intervals after surgery and included a clini...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.102376