Simultaneous bilateral cataract surgery: A retrospective survey

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1335-1341

  Sarikkola, Anna Ulrika ^a   Kontkanen, Matti ^b   Kivelä, Tero ^a   Laatikainen, Leila ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NORTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ANISOMETROPIA; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; EYE; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRIEND; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RELATIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 2942534612     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.02.045     Document Type: Article

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