Evaluation of posterior capsular opacification following phacoemulsification, extracapsular and small incision cataract surgery

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 225-228

  Moulick, P S ^a   Rodrigues, F E A ^b   Shyamsundar, K ^c  

^a Department of Ophthalmology ^*  (India)

^b Command Hospital ^*  (India)

^c Department of Ophthalmology   (India)

Author keywords

Capsulorrhexis; Hydrodissection; Posterior capsular opacification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFTERCATARACT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPSULOTOMY; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SMALL INCISION CATARACT SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 70349218724     PISSN: 03771237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(09)80008-7     Document Type: Article

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