Comparison of BD Multivisc™ with the soft shell technique in cases with hard lens nucleus and Fuchs endothelial dystrophy

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 709-713

  Fasce, Francesco ^a   Spinelli, A ^a   Bolognesi, G ^a   Rossi, M ^a   Gemma, M ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

2.5 sodium hyaluronate; BD MultiviscTM; Cataract phacoemulsification; Cornea guttata; Hard lens nucleus; Soft shell technique

Indexed keywords

BD MULTIVISC; BIOLON; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; HYALURONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA THICKNESS; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LENS NUCLEUS; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ACUITY; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; CORNEA DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; FOLLOW UP; LENS IMPLANT; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; CATARACT; CORNEAL DISEASES; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUCHS' ENDOTHELIAL DYSTROPHY; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; LENS NUCLEUS, CRYSTALLINE; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 38049087610     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210701700504     Document Type: Article

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