Intraocular lenses in children: Changes in axial length, corneal curvature, and refraction

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 265-269

  Flitcroft, D I ^a,b   Knight Nanan, D ^a   Bowell, R ^a   Lanigan, B ^a   O'Keefe, M ^a  

^a Children's University Hospital   (Ireland)

^b CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CURVATURE; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; EYE AXIS LENGTH; EYE DEVELOPMENT; EYE REFRACTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; KERATOMETRY; LENS IMPLANT; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPHAKIA; REFRACTION ERROR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033029533     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.83.3.265     Document Type: Article

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