Changes in axial length growth after congenital cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation in children younger than 5 years

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1223-1228

  Hussin, Hussin M ^a   Markham, Richard ^a  

^a BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE AXIS LENGTH; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPHAKIA; VISUAL ACUITY;

CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EYE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; PSEUDOPHAKIA; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 67649522969     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.03.015     Document Type: Article

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