Dropped nucleus following phacoemulsification cataract surgery

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 364-367

  Tajunisah, I ^a   Reddy, S C ^a   Iqbal, Tajunisah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cataract; Dropped nucleus; Pars plana vitrectomy; Phacoemulsification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CILIARY DISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA LIMBUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DROPPED NUCLEUS; FEMALE; HIGH MYOPIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENS NUCLEUS, CRYSTALLINE; LENS SUBLUXATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 42349108275     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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