Randomised clinical trial of lensectomy versus lens aspiration and primary capsulotomy for children with bilateral cataract in south India

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 524-529

  Eckstein, Michael ^a,b   Vijayalakshmi, P ^a   Gilbert, Clare ^b   Foster, Allen ^b  

^a ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CAPSULOTOMY; CATARACT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL CATARACT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENSECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0032926856     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.83.5.524     Document Type: Article

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