Phacoemulsification and pars plana vitrectomy: A combined procedure

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 203-206

  Jain, Vandana ^a   Kar, Dharmesh ^a   Natarajan, S ^a   Shome, Debraj ^a   Mehta, Hitendra ^a   Mehta, Hijab ^a   Jayadev, Chaitra ^a   Borse, Nishikant ^a  

^a ADITYA JYOT EYE HOSPITAL PVT LTD   (India)

Author keywords

Corneal incision; Phacoemulsification; Vitrectomy; Vitreous hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247598917     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 03014738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.31941     Document Type: Article

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