American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages 447-454 , March 2005

Pars plana vitrectomy with removal of the internal limiting membrane in the treatment of persistent diabetic macular edema

Presented in part as a poster at the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (Anaheim, California, November 17–18, 2003.

  • Franco M. Recchia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associated Retinal Consultants, P.C., William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan.
    • ,
  • Alan J. Ruby, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associated Retinal Consultants, P.C., William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan.
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Alan Ruby, MD, Associated Retinal Consultants, PC, 3535 W. 13 Mile Rd, Suite 632, Royal Oak, MI 48073
    • ,
  • Cynthia A. Carvalho Recchia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associated Retinal Consultants, P.C., William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan.

,Accepted 30 September 2004.

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 Supported in part by the AOS-Knapp Fund and the Ronald G. Michels Fellowship Foundation (FMR). Drs. Franco and Cynthia Recchia are currently affiliated with the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.

PII: S0002-9394(04)01243-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.09.076

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages 447-454 , March 2005

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