Correlation between posterior capsule opacification and visual function before and after Neodymium:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 720-726

  Hayashi, Ken ^a   Hayashi, Hideyuki ^b   Nakao, Fuminori ^a   Hayashi, Fumihiko ^a  

^a Hayashi Eye Hospital   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPSULOTOMY; CATARACT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; GLARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOPHAKIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0141681933     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(03)00425-2     Document Type: Article

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