Dodick photolysis for cataract surgery: Early experience with the Q- switched neodymium:YAG laser in 100 consecutive patients

Ophthalmology

Volumn 106, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2197-2202

  Kanellopoulos, Anastasios John ^a,b   Dodick, Jack M ^a   Brauweiler, Peter ^c   Alzner, Egon ^d  

^a EAR AND THROAT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Orasis Hellenic Eye Center   (Greece)

^c Augenklinik Dardenne   (Germany)

^d Landesaugenklinik Salzburg   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENERGY; HEAT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEODYMIUM LASER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033511955     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(99)90505-5     Document Type: Article

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