Cataracts: When to Refer

Topics in Companion Animal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-50

  La Croix, Noelle ^a  

^a Veterinary Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

canine; cataract; lens; phacoemulsification; uveitis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; LENS IMPLANTATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGERY, VETERINARY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 44449108171     PISSN: 19389736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ctsap.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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