The influence of posterior capsule opacification on scanning laser polarimetry

Eye

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 760-763

  Vetrugno, M ^a   Masselli, F ^a   Greco, G ^a   Sisto, D ^a   Maino, A ^b   Ficarelli, S ^a   Sborgia, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPSULOTOMY; CATARACT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEODYMIUM LASER; PARAMETERS OF MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; POLARIMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 34250369649     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702323     Document Type: Article

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