The effect of Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy size on refraction and visual acuity

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 719-721

  Yilmaz, Safiye ^a,c   Ozdil, Mehmet Ali ^a   Bozkir, Naci ^b   Maden, Ahmet ^a  

^a Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Holzer Clinic   (United States)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPSULOTOMY; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CELL MIGRATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENS EPITHELIUM; LENS IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISUAL ACUITY; YAG LASER;

EID: 33748614059     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20060901-16     Document Type: Article

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