The nature and origin of intraocular metallic foreign bodies appearing after phacoemulsification

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 217, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 212-214

  Köse, Süheyla ^a   Menteş, Jale ^a   Üretmen, Önder ^a   Topçuoǧlu, Nejat ^a   Köktürk, Uǧur ^b   Yilmaz, Hatice ^b  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Eylül Univ Sch of Mining Eng   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Metallic foreign bodies; Microprobe analysis; Phaco tip; Phacoemulsification; Scanning electron microscope

Indexed keywords

METAL; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FILTER; FILTRATION; GLASS BOTTLE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; MACHINE; MICROANALYSIS; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASOUND;

EYE FOREIGN BODIES; IRIS; METALS; MICROPORE FILTERS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 0345268722     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000068979     Document Type: Article

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