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Original Article

Does sulfur-hexafluoride tamponade, as an adjunct to vitrectomy and internal-limiting-membrane peeling, suffice for the treatment of retinal detachment associated with macular hole?

Ilias GeorgalasDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Athens, Athens, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ioannis LadasDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Petros PetrouDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Eustratios GotzaridisDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Dimitris PapaconstantinouDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Alexandros RouvasDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Chryssanthi KoutsandreaDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Pages 288-292 | Received 10 Jun 2010, Accepted 25 Jul 2010, Published online: 22 Sep 2010

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