Simultaneous bilateral cataract surgery: Economic analysis; Helsinki Simultaneous Bilateral Cataract Surgery Study Report 2

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1003-1008

  Leivo, Tiina ^a   Sarikkola, Anna Ulrika ^a   Uusitalo, Risto J ^a   Hellstedt, Timo ^a   Ess, Sirje Linda ^a   Kivelä, Tero ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EYE REFRACTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMETRY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 79956220046     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: 18734502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2010.12.050     Document Type: Article

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