The changing fate of the corneal endothelium in cataract surgery

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-6

  Rosado Adames, Noel ^a   Afshari, Natalie A ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cataract surgery; Corneal endothelial cell loss; Corneal endothelium; Viscoelastic

Indexed keywords

CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CELL COUNT; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; HUMAN; INTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; KERATOPLASTY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

VISCOELASTIC SUBSTANCE;

CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; VISCOELASTIC SUBSTANCES;

EID: 84856610789     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: 15317021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e32834e4b5f     Document Type: Review

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