Updates on the surgical management of paediatric cataract with primary intraocular lens implantation

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 564-570

  Fan, Dorothy S P ^a   Yip, Wilson W K ^a   Yu, Christopher B O ^a   Rao, Srinivas K ^a   Lam, Dennis S C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Congenital cataract; Intraocular lens; Posterior capsule opacification

Indexed keywords

CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD CARE; EYE REFRACTION; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETINA DETACHMENT; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 33750593929     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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