Long-term visual outcome of dense bilateral congenital cataract

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 1494-1497

  Ye, He Hua ^a   Deng, Da Ming ^a   Qian, Yi Yong ^b   Lin, Zhi ^a   Chen, Wei Rong ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bilateral congenital cataract; Nystagmus; Visual outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENSE BILATERAL CONGENITAL CATARACT; EYE SYNECHIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANTATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NYSTAGMUS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PUPIL DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEREOSCOPIC VISION; STRABISMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 34848885405     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200709010-00006     Document Type: Article

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