Modified capsular tension ring for patients with congenital loss of zonular support

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1668-1673

  Cionni, Robert J ^a,b   Osher, Robert H ^a,c   Marques, Daniela M V ^a,e   Marques, Frederico F ^a,e   Snyder, Michael E ^a   Shapiro, Scott ^d  

^a CINCINNATI EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^e FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DO ABC   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CHILD; ECTOPIA LENTIS; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; IRITIS; LENS CAPSULE; LENS IMPLANT; LENS IMPLANTATION; LENS SUBLUXATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MODIFIED CAPSULAR TENSION RING; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; SURGICAL RISK; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS BODY; WEILL MARCHESANI SYNDROME;

EID: 0141866731     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(03)00238-4     Document Type: Article

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