Intralenticular opacification of hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lenses

Eye

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 661-664

  Saeed, Musman U ^a,b   Jafree, A J ^a   de Cock, R ^a  

^a WILLIAM HARVEY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrophilic acrylic lens; Intraocular lens clouding; Intraocular lens exchange; Loss of visual acuity; SC 60 0UV

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROPHILICITY; INCIDENCE; LENS IMPLANT; LENS IMPLANT OPTIC OPACIFICATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSEUDOPHAKIA; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 21244502888     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701621     Document Type: Article

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