Visual recovery under glare conditions following laser capsulotomy

Eye

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 117-120

  Wilkins, Mark ^a,b   McPherson, Roger ^a   Fergusson, Veronica ^a  

^a FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capsulotomy; Contrast sensitivity; Glare; Laser

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPSULOTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; GLARE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; NEODYMIUM LASER; PSEUDOPHAKIA; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0029926349     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1996.20     Document Type: Article

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