The Madurai intraocular lens study I: A randomized clinical trial comparing complications and vision outcomes of intracapsular cataract extraction and extracapsular cataract extraction with posterior chamber intraocular lens

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-13

  Natchiar, G N ^a   Thulasiraj, R D ^a   Negrel, A D ^b   Bangdiwala, Shrikant ^c   Rahmathallah, Raheem ^a   Prajna, N Venkatesh ^a   Ellwein, Leon B ^d   Kupfer, Carl ^d  

^a ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APHAKIA; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; LENS IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPECTACLES; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031984651     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(99)80229-3     Document Type: Article

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