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The Vitreous in Idiopathic Giant Retinal Breaks

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The Vitreous and Vitreoretinal Interface

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Recognition and understanding of the vitreous pathology in giant retinal breaks are fundamentally important in their treatment and in the management of fellow eyes of nontraumatic cases.

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  1. H. M. Freeman
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  1. Eye Research Institute, Retina Associates, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Charles L. Schepens M.D. (Senior Scientist and President. Professor of Ophthalmology Emeritus) (Senior Scientist and President. Professor of Ophthalmology Emeritus)

  2. Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Charles L. Schepens M.D. (Senior Scientist and President. Professor of Ophthalmology Emeritus) (Senior Scientist and President. Professor of Ophthalmology Emeritus)

  3. Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Antwerp Medical School, Antwerp, Belgium

    Adolphe Neetens M.D., Ph.D. (Professor and Chairman, Dean of the University Hospital) (Professor and Chairman, Dean of the University Hospital)

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Freeman, H.M. (1987). The Vitreous in Idiopathic Giant Retinal Breaks. In: Schepens, C.L., Neetens, A. (eds) The Vitreous and Vitreoretinal Interface. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1901-7_15

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