Retained Viscoat and Intraocular Pressure after Phaceomulsification

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 237-240

  Watts, Patrick ^a,b   Austin, Michael ^a  

^a SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intraocular pressure; Phacoemulsification; Provisc; Viscoat

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; HYALURONIC ACID;

AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LENS IMPLANTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

AGED; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; CHONDROITIN; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; INJECTIONS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0033288705     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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