Natural evolution of Elschnig pearl posterior capsule opacification after posterior capsulotomy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1979-1986

  Caballero, Antonio ^a,b   Garcia Elskamp, Christian ^a   Losada, Manuel ^a   Salinas, Magdalena ^a   Marin, José Maria ^a  

^a Inst Oftalmológico Murciano   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPSULOTOMY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CELL COUNT; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELSCHNIG PEARL POSTERIOR CAPSULE OPACIFICATION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CELL DIVISION; CELL MOVEMENT; CHILD; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENS CAPSULE, CRYSTALLINE; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0035212893     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(01)00977-4     Document Type: Article

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