Early opacification of SI-40NB silicone intraocular lenses

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2225-2229

  Hilgert, Christiana Rebello ^a,b,e   Hilgert, Alvaro ^a,b   Höfling Lima, Ana Luisa ^c   Farah, Michel Eid ^c   Werner, Liliana ^d  

^a Vision Institute   (Brazil)

^b Cataract Section   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Inst Da Visao de Mato Grosso Do Sul   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COLOR; CONTRAST; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; OPTICS; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA HOLE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION; SILICONE ELASTOMERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 4944253948     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.06.039     Document Type: Article

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