LOCS III versus the Oxford Clinical Cataract Classification and Grading System for the assessment of nuclear, cortical and posterior subcapsular cataract

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 179-194

  Hall, A B ^a   Thompson, J R ^a   Deane, J S ^a   Rosenthal, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cataract grading; Lens opacity; LOCS III

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CATARACT; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SLIT LAMP;

EID: 0031473453     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286589709059192     Document Type: Article

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