Influence of intraocular lens material on regeneratory posterior capsule opacification after neodymium:YAG laser capsulotomy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1560-1565

  Georgopoulos, Michael ^a   Findl, Oliver ^b   Menapace, Rupert ^b   Buehl, Wolf ^b   Wirtitsch, Matthias ^b   Rainer, Georg ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); SILICONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CAPSULOTOMY; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0042858134     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(03)00345-6     Document Type: Article

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