Two year follow-up of astigmatism after phacoemulsification with adjusted and unadjusted sutured versus sutureless 5.2 mm superior scleral incisions

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1647-1651

  Lyhne, N ^a   Corydon, L ^a  

^a LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INCISION; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERA; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031758357     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(98)80358-1     Document Type: Article

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