Automated vitrector-assisted iridectomy and phacoemulsification in eyes with coexisting cataract and adherent leucomas

Eye

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1345-1348

  Agarwal, T ^a   Jhanji, V ^a   Dutta, P ^a   Titiyal, J S ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Adherent leucoma; Corneal opacity; Optical iridectomy; Phacoemulsification; Vitrector assisted iridectomy

Indexed keywords

IOTIM; MANNITOL; MOXIFLOXACIN; PREDACETATE; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; TIMOLOL MALEATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRIDECTOMY; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; CORNEAL OPACITY; HUMANS; IRIDECTOMY; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 67650669026     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2008.283     Document Type: Article

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