Primary intraocular lens implantation in the first two years of life: Safety profile and visual results

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 185-189

  Ram, Jagat ^a   Brar, Gagandeep ^a   Kaushik, Sushmita ^a   Sukhija, Jaspreet ^a   Bandyopadhyay, Supratik ^a   Gupta, Amod ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Congenital cataract; Intraocular lens implantation; Posterior capsule opacification; Visual results

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247593044     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 03014738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.31937     Document Type: Article

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