Systemic associations and prevalence of exfoliation syndrome in patients scheduled for cataract surgery

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 551-555

  Sekeroglu, Mehmet Ali ^a   Bozkurt, B ^b   Irkec, M ^a   Ustunel, S ^a   Orhan, M ^a   Saracbasi, O ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cataract; Coronary heart disease; Exfoliation syndrome; Glaucoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXFOLIATION SYNDROME; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; GONIOSCOPY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYDRIASIS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLIT LAMP; SUBCAPSULAR CATARACT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); CATARACT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; THYROID DISEASE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXFOLIATION SYNDROME; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; THYROID DISEASES; TURKEY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 50549084722     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210801800408     Document Type: Article

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