Electric cataract: A case report and review of the literature

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 134-138

  Reddy, S C ^a,b  

^a Rangaraya Medical College   (India)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cataract; Electrical injury

Indexed keywords

APHAKIA; ARTICLE; BURN; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; ELECTRIC INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTACLES;

EID: 0032989385     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067219900900211     Document Type: Article

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