Intraoperative intracameral carbachol in phacoemulsification and posterior chamber lens implantation

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 36-43

  Solomon, Kerry D ^a   Stewart, William C ^c,d   Hunt, Hurshell H ^b   Stewart, Jeanette A ^c   Cate, Elin A ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c University of South Carolina   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CARBACHOL; CARBASTAT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; GLARE; HUMAN; INTRACAMERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031963635     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(99)80232-3     Document Type: Article

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