Cataract surgery and age-related maculopathy: Benefits in terms of visual acuity and quality of life - A prospective study;Chirurgie de la cataracte et dégénérescence maculaire liée à l'âge: Bénéfice en termes d'acuité visuelle et de qualité de vie - Étude prospective

Journal Francais d'Ophtalmologie

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 571-577

  Rohart, C ^a   Fajnkuchen, F ^a   Nghiem Buffet, S ^a   Abitbol, O ^b   Badelon, I ^a   Chaine, G ^a  

^a AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Fondation Ophtalmologique de Rothschild   (France)

Author keywords

Age related maculopathy; Cataract surgery; Quality of life; VF 14

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUSEN; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANTATION; MALE; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; RETINA NEOVASCULARIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; OPTIC ATROPHY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETINAL DRUSEN; RETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 51049101499     PISSN: 01815512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0181-5512(08)75457-3     Document Type: Article

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