Corneal edema after cataract surgery: Incidence and etiology

Seminars in Ophthalmology

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 110-114

  Yi, David H ^a,b,c   Dana, M Reza ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cataract surgery; Corneal edema; Post operative complication

Indexed keywords

CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHEMICAL INJURY; CORNEA EDEMA; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; EYE DISEASE; EYE INFECTION; EYE INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORNEAL EDEMA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0036770420     PISSN: 08820538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/soph.17.3.110.14783     Document Type: Review

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