Randomized, double-masked clinical trial evaluating corneal endothelial cell loss after cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation: Fluid-based system versus ultrasound phacoemulsification

Cornea

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1043-1045

  Sandoval, Helga P ^a   De Castro, Luis E Fernández ^a   Vroman, David T ^a   Solomon, Kerry D ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

AquaLase; Cataract extraction; Endothelial cell loss; Fluid based system; Phacoemulsification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; FEMALE; FLUID BASED SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPECULAR MICROSCOPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND PACHYMETRY; VISUAL ACUITY;

CELL COUNT; CORNEA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33845364835     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000226366.64796.20     Document Type: Article

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