Cataract surgery and primary intraocular lens implantation in children ≤2 years old in the UK and Ireland: Finding of national surveys

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1495-1498

  Solebo, A L ^a   Russell Eggitt, I ^a,b   Nischal, K K ^a,b   Moore, A T ^a,b,c,d   Cumberland, P ^a   Rahi, J S ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPSULOTOMY; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; EYE INJURY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRELAND; LENS IMPLANT; LENS IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; VITRECTOMY;

CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONSULTANTS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; IRELAND; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 70350456117     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2009.160069     Document Type: Article

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