Phaco prechopping as an option in high-volume cataract services

Techniques in Ophthalmology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-7

  Galvis, Virgilio ^a   Tello, Alejandro ^a   Escaf, Luis J ^b   Rojas, Victor ^b   Cortez, Maria Angélica ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BUCARAMANGA   (Colombia)

^b Fundacion Universitaria San Martin   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSULORHEXIS; CATARACT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 34250664230     PISSN: 15421929     EISSN: 15421937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ito.0b013e318036b2d8     Document Type: Review

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