Do patients with age related maculopathy and cataract benefit from cataract surgery?

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 611-616

  Shuttleworth, G N ^a   Luhishi, E A ^a   Harrad, R A ^a  

^a BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031750041     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.82.6.611     Document Type: Article

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