Suture-related complications after congenital cataract surgery: Vicryl versus Mersilene sutures

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 301-304

  Bar Sela, Shai M ^a   Spierer, Oriel ^a   Spierer, Abraham ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERSILENE; POLYGLACTIN;

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA VASCULARIZATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE EXAMINATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; LENS IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOSCOPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SUTURE; TISSUE REACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ASTIGMATISM; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORNEAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYGLACTIN 910; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURES;

EID: 33846633646     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.10.039     Document Type: Article

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