Prevalence of optical coherence tomography-diagnosed postoperative cystoid macular oedema in patients following uncomplicated phaco-emulsification cataract surgery

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 282-287

  Vukicevic, Meri ^a,b   Gin, Trevor ^b   Al Qureshi, Salmaan ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Eye Surgery Associates   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cataract surgery; Cystoid macular oedema; Optical coherence tomography; Phaco emulsification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA MACULA CYSTOID EDEMA; THICKNESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MACULAR EDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84857045769     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2011.02638.x     Document Type: Article

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