A simplified technique for stable transscleral suture fixation of posterior chamber intraocular lenses

Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 398-402

  Epley, K David ^b   Levine, Eric S ^d   Katz, Harold R ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Eye Associates Northwest   (United States)

^c SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APHAKIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; POSTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL KERATOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

APHAKIA, POSTCATARACT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; SCLERA; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0032941111     PISSN: 10823069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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