Cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation in a retinoblastoma case treated by external-beam radiation therapy

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1837-1841

  Bhattacharjee, Harsha ^a   Bhattacharjee, Kasturi ^a   Chakraborty, Debdulal ^a   Talukdar, Mrinmoy ^a   Das, Dipankar ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VINCRISTINE SULFATE;

ARTICLE; B SCAN; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CAPSULORHEXIS; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENS IMPLANTATION; NEODYMIUM LASER; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RETINOBLASTOMA; TUMOR REGRESSION;

EID: 0141643115     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(03)00119-6     Document Type: Article

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