Phakic anterior chamber intraocular lens (Verisyse™) implantation in children for treatment of severe ansiometropia myopia and amblyopia: Six-month pilot clincial trial and review of literature

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 367-371

  Pirouzian, Amir ^a,b   Ip, Kenneth C ^a   O'Halloran, Henry S ^b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Anisometropia; Intraocular lens implant; Myopia

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; LENS IMPLANTATION; MALE; MYOPIA; PHAKIC INTRAOCULAR LENS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77953377670     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/opth.s5710     Document Type: Article

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