Proposed pathogenesis for the delayed postoperative opacification of the hydroview hydrogel intraocular lens

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 591-598

  Dorey, Michael W ^a,b   Brownstein, Seymour ^a,b   Hill, Vivian E ^a   Mathew, Benjamin ^a,b   Botton, Gianluigi ^c,d   Kertes, Peter J ^a   El Defrawy, Sherif ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA EYE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PHOSPHORUS; SILICON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLANT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LENS IMPLANT; LENS IMPLANTATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PATHOGENESIS; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0037404219     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)02154-2     Document Type: Article

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