The need for cataract surgery: Projections based on lens opacity, visual acuity, and personal concern

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 62-65

  McCarty, Cathy A ^a   Keeffe, Jill E ^a   Taylor, Hugh R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EYE FUNDUS; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LENS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0033008656     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.83.1.62     Document Type: Article

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