Corneal topographic changes induced by different oblique cataract incisions

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 720-727

  Beltrame, Giorgio ^a   Salvetat, Maria L ^a   Chizzolini, Marzio ^a   Driussi, Giobatta ^a  

^a Hospital of San Donà di Piave   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISION; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND CLOSURE;

AGED; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERA; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0035000146     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(00)00752-5     Document Type: Article

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