American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 138, Issue 4 , Pages 574-581 , October 2004

Macular translocation with chorioscleral outfolding: 2-year results

  • Motohiro Kamei, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan (M.K., Y.T., M.O.)
    • Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan (T.Y.)
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Motohiro Kamei, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, 2–2 Yamadaoka, E7, Suita 565–0871 Japan; fax: (+81) 6-6879-3458
    • ,
  • Yasuo Tano, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan (M.K., Y.T., M.O.)
    • ,
  • Toru Yasuhara, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan (T.Y.)
    • ,
  • Masahito Ohji, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Osaka, Japan (M.K., Y.T., M.O.)
    • ,
  • Hilel Lewis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cole Eye Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA (H.L.)

,Accepted 14 May 2004.

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 This study was supported by grant 15591853 from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan (M.K.) and Health and Labor Sciences Research grants, Japan (Y.T.).

PII: S0002-9394(04)00548-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.05.029

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 138, Issue 4 , Pages 574-581 , October 2004

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