Clear cornea sutureless phacoemulsification and astigmatic decay after two years

Eye

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 381-384

  Percival, Piers ^a   Beare, Nicholas ^b  

^a SCARBOROUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Astigmatism; Phacoemulsification; Sutureless wound; Temporal incision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; SPECTACLES; SURGICAL WOUND;

EID: 0030769557     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1997.80     Document Type: Article

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