Injecting an air bubble at the end of sutureless cataract surgery to prevent inflow of ocular surface fluid [16]

Eye

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1444-1445

  Sim, D A ^a   Wong, R ^a   Griffiths, M F P ^b  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EYE BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LETTER; OXYGENATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 35948931803     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702974     Document Type: Letter

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