The incidence of vitreous loss and visual outcome in patients undergoing cataract surgery in a teaching hospital

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-52

  Kothari, Mihir ^a   Thomas, Ravi ^a,b   Parikh, Rajul ^a   Braganza, Andrew ^a   Kuriakose, Thomas ^a   Muliyil, Jayprakash ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Anterior vitrectomy; Cataract surgery; Posterior capsule tear; Visual outcome; Vitreous loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUMENTHAL TECHNIQUE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS DISEASE; VITREOUS LOSS;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0037354457     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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