Blue Light-Filter Intraocular Lenses in Vitrectomy Combined with Cataract Surgery: Results of a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Falkner Radler, Christiane I ^a   Benesch, Thomas ^b   Binder, Susanne ^a  

^a KRANKENANSTALT RUDOLFSTIFTUNG   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLUE LIGHT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR VISION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; FILTER; GLARE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LENS IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY; VITREORETINOPATHY;

EID: 39149125443     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.10.021     Document Type: Article

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