Outcome of cataract surgery in Nigeria: Visual acuity, autorefraction, and optimal intraocular lens powers - Results from the Nigeria National Survey

Ophthalmology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 719-724

  Imam, Abdullahi U ^a   Gilbert, Clare E ^b   Sivasubramaniam, Selvaraj ^b   Murthy, Gudlavalleti V S ^b   Maini, Raj ^c   Rabiu, Mansur M ^d  

^a Ministry of Health Minna   (Nigeria)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d National Eye Centre   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; BIOMETRY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA OPACITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SLIT LAMP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; APHAKIA, POSTCATARACT; ASTIGMATISM; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; NIGERIA; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PSEUDOPHAKIA; REFRACTION, OCULAR; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 79953301541     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2010.08.025     Document Type: Article

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