In vivo architectural analysis of 3.2 mm clear corneal incisions for phacoemulsification using optical coherence tomography

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1820-1826

  Torres, Luis F ^a   Saez Espinola, Fidelia ^a   Colina, Juner M ^a   Retchkiman, Myriam ^a   Patel, Milan R ^a   Agurto, Ricardo ^a   Garcia, Gerardo ^a   Diaz, Jose L ^a   Huang, David ^a   Schanzlin, David J ^a   Chayet, Arturo S ^a  

^a Asociacion para Evitar la Ceguera en Mexico IAP   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLEAR CORNEA INCISION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOTHELIUM; EPITHELIUM; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MODEL; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; WOUND CLOSURE;

CORNEA; FEMALE; FLUOROPHOTOMETRY; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TONOMETRY, OCULAR; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33751034669     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.06.020     Document Type: Article

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