Quality-of-life and visual function assessment after phacoemulsification in an urban indian population

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1143-1151

  Mamidipudi, Praveen R ^a   Vasavada, Abhay R ^a   Merchant, Suchi V ^a   Namboodiri, Vishnu N ^b   Ravilla, Thulasiraj D ^c  

^a ILADEVI CATARACT AND IOL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

^c Arvind Eye Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDIA; LENS IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; URBAN POPULATION; VISION;

EID: 0038311845     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(03)00043-9     Document Type: Article

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