American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 138, Issue 6 , Pages 907-914 , December 2004

Vitrectomy with or without arteriovenous adventitial sheathotomy for macular edema associated with branch retinal vein occlusion

  • Shuichi Yamamoto, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Shuichi Yamamoto, MD, PhD, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan; fax: (+81) 43-227-1810;
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  • Wataru Saito, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo
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  • Fumihiko Yagi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Toho University Sakura Hospital, Sakura
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  • Shinobu Takeuchi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • 2nd Department of Ophthalmology, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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  • Eiju Sato, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba
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  • Satoshi Mizunoya, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba

,Accepted 16 June 2004.

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PII: S0002-9394(04)00811-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.06.061

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 138, Issue 6 , Pages 907-914 , December 2004

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