Cataract surgery and the primary care practitioner

Geriatrics

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 19-26

  Goldman, Howard B ^a   Kiffel, Steven ^a   Weinstock, Frank J ^b  

^a Boca Raton ^*  (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astigmatism; Cortical; Intraocular lens implantation; Nuclear sclerosis; Posterior subcapsular; Presbyopia

Indexed keywords

ASTIGMATISM; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; LENS IMPLANT; OPERATION DURATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESBYOPIA; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGED; APHAKIA; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DISCLOSURE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; VITAMINS;

EID: 67649171886     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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