Risk factors for posterior capsule opacification

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1389-1390

  McLeod, Stephen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CAPSULORHEXIS; CAPSULOTOMY; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; HUMANS; LENS CAPSULE, CRYSTALLINE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 27344451140     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.074310     Document Type: Editorial

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