Bimanual microphaco for posterior polar cataracts

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 914-917

  Haripriya, Aravind ^a   Aravind, Srinivasan ^a   Vadi, Kavitha ^a   Natchiar, Govindappa ^a  

^a ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISSECTION; EYE INJURY; HUMAN; INCISION; LAVAGE; LENS; LENS CAPSULE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VACUUM; VITREOUS BODY;

ADULT; CAPSULORHEXIS; CATARACT; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PHACOEMULSIFICATION;

EID: 33745260678     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.02.049     Document Type: Article

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