Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy in the prone position under general anesthesia

Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 257-259

  Subash, Mala ^a,b   Horgan, Simon Edward ^a  

^a KINGSTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CAPSULOTOMY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; NEODYMIUM LASER; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; LENS CAPSULE; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SOLID STATE LASER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; LENS CAPSULE, CRYSTALLINE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRONE POSITION;

EID: 46249131855     PISSN: 15428877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/15428877-20080501-19     Document Type: Article

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