The Madurai intraocular lens study III: Visual functioning and quality of life outcomes

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 26-35

  Fletcher, Astrid ^a   Vijaykumar, V ^b   Selvaraj, S ^b   Thulasiraj, R D ^b   Ellwein, Leon B ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

^c NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; LENS IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPECTACLES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION;

EID: 0031975756     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(99)80231-1     Document Type: Article

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