The Effectiveness of Nd:YAG Laser Capsulotomy for the Treatment of Posterior Capsule Opacification in Children With Acrylic Intraocular Lenses

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 159-163

  Stager Jr , David R ^a   Wang, Xiaohong ^a   Weakley Jr , David R ^a   Felius, Joost ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RETINA FOUNDATION OF THE SOUTHWEST   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CAPSULOTOMY; CATARACT; CHILD; CILIARY DISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; LASER SURGERY; LENS IMPLANT; LENS IMPLANTATION; LENS LUXATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMBRANE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION;

ACRYLIC RESINS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; LASER SURGERY; LENS CAPSULE, CRYSTALLINE; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33646176377     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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