Half-moon supracapsular nucleofractis phacoemulsification: Safety, efficacy, and functionality

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1958-1965

  Can, Izzet ^a   Takmaz, Tamer ^a   Genç, Ipek ^a  

^a ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA THICKNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENS CAPSULE, CRYSTALLINE; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSEUDOPHAKIA; REFRACTION, OCULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 55649105196     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.07.020     Document Type: Article

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