Results of cataract surgery in the very elderly population

Journal of Optometry

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 138-141

  Mehmet, Borazan ^a   Abuzer, Gunduz ^b  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Clinic of Cardiology   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cataract surgery; Elderly population; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349986270     PISSN: 18884296     EISSN: 19891342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3921/joptom.2009.138     Document Type: Article

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