Phacoemulsification versus endocapsular extraction in a unique cohort of patients

Eye

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 551-554

  Potamitis, T ^a   Beatty, S ^a   Pereira, A M ^a   Pearce, J L ^b  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE REFRACTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0029905139     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1996.127     Document Type: Article

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