Optotype acuity and re-operation rate after unilateral cataract surgery during the first 6 months of life with or without IOL implantation

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1387-1390

  Lambert, Scott R ^a   Lynn, M ^b   Drews Botsch, C ^b   DuBois, L ^a   Plager, D A ^c   Medow, N B ^d   Wilson, M E ^e   Buckley, E G ^f  

^a EMORY EYE CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d EAR AND THROAT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL CATARACT; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LENS IMPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY;

CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 7044233033     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.045609     Document Type: Article

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