The effect of incisions for cataract on corneal curvature

Ophthalmology

Volumn 110, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1807-1813

  Merriam, John C ^a   Zheng, Lei ^a   Merriam, Joanna E ^a   Zaider, Marco ^b   Lindström, Bo ^c  

^a New York Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c ST ERIK S EYE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CATARACT; CORNEA CURVATURE; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0042431841     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(03)00537-2     Document Type: Article

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