Neodymium:YAG laser damage threshold of foldable intraocular lenses

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 775-780

  Trinavarat, Adisak ^a   Atchaneeyasakul, La Ongsri ^a   Udompunturak, Suthipol ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPSULOTOMY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EYE INJURY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LENS IMPLANT; NEODYMIUM LASER; NONHUMAN; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; YAG LASER;

ACRYLATES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LASER SURGERY; LENS CAPSULE, CRYSTALLINE; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; MODELS, ANATOMIC; SILICONE ELASTOMERS;

EID: 0035019546     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(00)00855-5     Document Type: Article

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