ASCRS White Paper. What is the association between clear corneal cataract incisions and postoperative endophthalmitis?

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1556-1559

  Nichamin, Louis D ^a   Chang, David F ^a   Johnson, Stephen H ^a   Mamalis, Nick ^a   Masket, Samuel ^a   Packard, Richard B ^a   Rosenthal, Kenneth J ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORNEA; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CORNEA; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33747340794     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.07.009     Document Type: Article

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