Simultaneous bilateral cataract surgery

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 253-254

  Chang, D F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOMILEUSIS; LENS IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037341812     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.3.253     Document Type: Editorial

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