Comparison of hospital versus rural eye camp based pediatric cataract surgery

Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 141-146

  Ram, Jagat ^a   Sukhija, Jaspreet ^a   Thapa, Babu R ^b   Arya, Virendra K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b Pediatric Gastroenterology   (India)

Author keywords

Eye Camp; Intraocular Lens; Pediatric Cataract

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ADOLESCENT; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; CAPSULE OPACIFICATION; CAPSULOTOMY; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE SYNECHIA; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENS IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEODYMIUM LASER; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVEITIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84856367585     PISSN: 09749233     EISSN: 09751599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-9233.92131     Document Type: Article

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