Ocular axial length in children with unilateral congenital cataract

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 220-223

  Kugelberg, Ulla ^a   Zetterström, Charlotta ^a   Syrén Nordqvist, Sinikka ^a  

^a ST ERIK S EYE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Lens thickness; Ocular axial length; Ocular growth patterns; Unilateral congenital cataract

Indexed keywords

A SCAN; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOOCULOGRAPHY; EYE AXIS LENGTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029957063     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1996.tb00079.x     Document Type: Article

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