Laser-assisted corneal welding in cataract surgery: Retrospective study

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1608-1612

  Menabuoni, Luca ^a   Pini, Roberto ^b   Rossi, Francesca ^b   Lenzetti, Ivo ^a   Yoo, Sonia H ^c   Parel, Jean Marie ^c  

^a Unità Operativa Oculistica   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA INJURY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 34548129556     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.04.013     Document Type: Article

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