Duration of self assessed benefit of cataract extraction: A long term study

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1017-1020

  Lundström, Mats ^a   Wendel, E ^a  

^a BLEKINGE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 23144449206     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.065961     Document Type: Article

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