Visual acuity at 6 weeks after small incision cataract surgery and role of audit in predicting visual acuity

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 345-352

  Khandekar, Rajiv B ^a   Jain, Budhendra K ^b   Sudhan, Anand K ^b   Pandey, Kamta P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Sadguru Netra Chikitsalaya   (India)

Author keywords

Blindness; Cataract; Quality of services; Surgical audit; VISION 2020

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CAPSULOTOMY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENILE CATARACT; SURGEON; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 77952828840     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067211002000214     Document Type: Article

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