Determinants of pediatric cataract program outcomes and follow-up in a large series in Mexico

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1775-1780

  Congdon, Nathan G ^a   Ruiz, Sergio ^a   Suzuki, Maki ^a   Herrera, Veronica ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CAPSULOTOMY; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; LENS IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECTACLES; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; AMBLYOPIA; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; MEXICO; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFRACTION, OCULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 34548783241     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.06.025     Document Type: Article

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