Levels of zinc, iron, and copper in patients with pseudoexfoliative cataract

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 548-553

  Cumurcu, Tongabay ^a,b   Mendil, D ^a   Etikan, I ^b  

^a Gaza University School of Medicine   (Turkey)

^b GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aqueous humor; Atomic absorption spectrometry; Lens; Pseudoexfoliative cataract; Serum; Trace element

Indexed keywords

COPPER ION; IRON; ZINC ION; COPPER; ZINC;

ADULT; AGED; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOEXFOLIATION; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EXFOLIATION SYNDROME; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COPPER; EXFOLIATION SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; ZINC;

EID: 33750625086     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210601600408     Document Type: Article

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