The effect of anterior chamber maintainer on anterior chamber contamination

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 13, Issue 9-10, 2003, Pages 770-772

  Baykara, Mehmet ^a   Ozakin C ^a   Dogru M ^a   Erturk H ^a   Heper, Y ^a   Ozcetin H ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anterior chamber contamination; Anterior chamber maintainer; Phacoemulsification

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR CHAMBER MAINTAINER; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTAMINATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROCOCCUS; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 1042290360     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1120672103013009-1006     Document Type: Article

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