Primary posterior capsulorhexis without anterior vitrectomy in pediatric cataract surgery: Longer term outcome

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 763-767

  Fenton, Sinéad ^b   O'Keefe, Michael ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Children's University Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPSULORHEXIS; CAPSULOTOMY; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; CAPSULORHEXIS; CATARACT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LENS CAPSULE, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 0345120577     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(99)00032-2     Document Type: Article

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