Postoperative management of cataract surgery patients by ophthalmologists and optometrists

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1121-1127

  Bass, Eric B ^a,g   Sharkey, Phoebe D ^b   Luthra, Rajiv ^c   Schein, Oliver D ^d   Javitt, Jonathan C ^e   Tielsch, James M ^f   Steinberg, Earl P ^a  

^a Departments of Medicine   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Departments of Health Policy and Management

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^f GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0029781205     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1996.01100140323012     Document Type: Article

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