Long-term disorders of the blood-aqueous barrier after small-incision cataract surgery

Eye

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-63

  Schauersberger, Jörg ^a,b   Kruger, Andreas ^a   Müllner Eidenböck, Andrea ^a   Petternel, Vanessa ^a   Abela, Claudette ^a   Svolba, Gerhard ^b   Amon, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c AKH ^*

Author keywords

Aqueous humour, metabolism; Blood aqueous barrier; Inflammation, aetiology; Lasers, diagnostic use; Lens implantation, intraocular; Phacoemulsification, adverse effects

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD EYE BARRIER; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LASER; LENS IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034057097     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2000.13     Document Type: Article

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