Effect of a closed foldable equator ring on capsular bag shrinkage in cataract surgery

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1615-1620

  Kurz, Sabine ^a   Krummenauer, Frank ^a   Dumbach, Carolin ^a   Pfeiffer, Norbert ^a   Dick, H Burkhard ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CAPSULAR TENSION RING; CAPSULORHEXIS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSED FOLDABLE EQUATOR RING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; EYE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LENS CAPSULE, CRYSTALLINE; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; METHACRYLATES; METHYLMETHACRYLATE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION;

EID: 33748945833     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.05.012     Document Type: Article

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