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Current status of macular translocation surgery

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Abstract

Macular translocation surgery remains the only treatment with potential for significant visual improvement. Indications are expanding and the surgical technique is continuously improving. The knowledge of the fixation and microperimetry pattern enables better understanding of the macular dysfunction in eyes with subfoveal choroidal neovascularization and should be useful for evaluation of baseline retinal cell viability in order to optimise patient selection. Improved surgical technique and appropriate patient selection result in higher effectiveness and decreased complications.

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  1. The Retina Institute, Doheny Eye Institute, The Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1450 San Pablo St, DEI-3600, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA

    Eugene de Juan Jr MD, G. Y. Fujii, K.-G. Au Eong, M. S. Humayun & R. R. Lakhanpal

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de Juan, E., Fujii, G.Y., Au Eong, KG., Humayun, M.S., Lakhanpal, R.R. (2004). Current status of macular translocation surgery. In: Binder, S. (eds) The Macula. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-7985-7_13

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