Why Do Phacoemulsification? Manual Small-Incision Cataract Surgery Is Almost as Effective, but Less Expensive

Ophthalmology

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 965-968

  Gogate, Parikshit ^a   Deshpande, Madan ^a   Nirmalan, Praveen K ^b  

^a HV Desai Eye Hospital   (India)

^b L V PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMALL INCISION CATARACT SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISION;

CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INDIA; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MICROSURGERY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 34247339997     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2006.08.057     Document Type: Article

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