Posterior capsule rupture and vitreous loss during phacoemulsification with or without the use of an anterior chamber maintainer

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 449-452

  Androudi, Sofia ^a,b   Brazitikos, Periklis D ^a   Papadopoulos, Nick T ^a   Dereklis, Dimitrios ^a   Symeon, Lake ^a   Stangos, Nikolaos ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRIS DISEASE; LENS CAPSULE; LENS DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; VITREOUS DISEASE;

EID: 1642359239     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(03)00584-4     Document Type: Article

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