Silicone Oil in the Treatment of Complicated Retinal Detachments
Lucke, Klaus; Laqua, Horst
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Paperback. Num Pages: 161 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 288.
Silicone oil was introduced into ophthalmic surgery by Paul Cibis in the early 1960's in an attempt to treat giant retinal tears and cases where retinal detachment had failed to respond to conventional scleral buckling tech niques. His understanding of the nature of vitreous pathology and how it related to complex retinal detachment laid the foundation for modern vit reoretinal surgery. Cibis's success with these problems together with his rationale for sepa rating membranes from the retina led others to try their hand at learning his techniques. At the same time much criticism was levelled at the concept of injecting ... Read more
Silicone oil was introduced into ophthalmic surgery by Paul Cibis in the early 1960's in an attempt to treat giant retinal tears and cases where retinal detachment had failed to respond to conventional scleral buckling tech niques. His understanding of the nature of vitreous pathology and how it related to complex retinal detachment laid the foundation for modern vit reoretinal surgery. Cibis's success with these problems together with his rationale for sepa rating membranes from the retina led others to try their hand at learning his techniques. At the same time much criticism was levelled at the concept of injecting ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
161
Condition
New
Number of Pages
161
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642842689
SKU
V9783642842689
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99-15
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