Managing anterior capsule contraction by mechanical widening with vitrectorcut capsulotomy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 217-220

  Yeh, Patrick C ^a   Goins, Kenneth M ^a   Lai, Wico W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b University of Illinois Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTERIOR CAPSULE CONTRACTION SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CAPSULORHEXIS; CAPSULOTOMY; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LENS DISEASE; LENS EPITHELIUM; LENS IMPLANTATION; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITRECTORHEXIS;

EID: 0036172078     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(01)01031-8     Document Type: Article

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