Capsular tension rings and related devices: Current concepts

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-41

  Hasanee, Khalid ^a   Butler, Michael ^b   Ahmed, Iqbal Ike K ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d Credit Valley Eye Care   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capsular tension ring; Endocapsular support device; Zonular dialysis

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DEVICE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LENS IMPLANT; LENSECTOMY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOEXFOLIATION; REVIEW; VITRECTOMY; ZONULOLYSIS;

CATARACT EXTRACTION; HUMANS; LENS CAPSULE, CRYSTALLINE; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION;

EID: 29844454415     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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