Double extra sharp chopper increase efficacy of phacoemulsification for hard mature cataract surgery

Seminars in Ophthalmology

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 8-12

  Simanjuntak, Gilbert W S ^a   Tan, Jannes F ^a   Mailangkay, H H B ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Horizontal chopping; Mature cataract; Phacoemulsification; Sharp chopper; Topical anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORNEA EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANTATION; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VITRECTOMY;

AGED; CATARACT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77952942203     PISSN: 08820538     EISSN: 17445205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08820538.2010.482846     Document Type: Article

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