Unilateral congenital cataracts removed early: Long-term refractive changes;Cataractes congénitales unilatérales opérées précocement: Devenir réfractif à long terme

Journal Francais d'Ophtalmologie

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 457-462

  Depeyre, C ^a,c   Chapottot, E ^a   Arne J L ^a   Thouvenin, D ^b  

^a CHU PURPAN   (France)

^b Clinique Saint Nicolas   (France)

^c Centre Hospitalier du Val d'Ariege   (France)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Intraocular lens exchange; Long term functional results; Primary implantation; Refractive changes; Unilateral congenital cataract

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250621349     PISSN: 01815512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0181-5512(07)89625-2     Document Type: Article

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