In a randomized controlled trial, cataract surgery in both eyes increased benefits compared to surgery in one eye only

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 201-207

  Castells, Xavier ^a,b   Comas, Mercè ^a,b   Alonso, Jordi ^b   Espallargues, Mireia ^c   Martínez, Vicente ^d   García Arumí, Josep ^d   Castilla, Miguel ^e  

^a Del Mar University   (Spain)

^b INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^c Catalan Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Research   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL DE L ESPERANÇA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Binocular vision; Cataract; Cataract extraction; Quality of life; Treatment outcome; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR VISION; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STEREOSCOPIC VISION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION, BINOCULAR;

EID: 30944465207     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.06.007     Document Type: Article

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