Visual function and quality of life in pseudophakic patients before and after capsulotomy

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 943-949

  de Juan Marcos, Lourdes ^a   Blanco Blanco, Juan F ^b   Hernández Galilea, Emiliano ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA VEGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Capsulotomy; Nd:YAG laser; Posterior capsule opacification; Quality of life; Visual acuity; Visual function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPSULOTOMY; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROQOL VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEODYMIUM YAG LASER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPHAKIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; VF 14 INDEX OF VISUAL FUNCTIONS; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; CAPSULE OPACIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTERIOR LENS CAPSULE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOLID STATE LASER; THERAPEUTIC USE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAPSULE OPACIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTERIOR CAPSULE OF THE LENS; POSTERIOR CAPSULOTOMY; PSEUDOPHAKIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84867798189     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/ejo.5000146     Document Type: Article

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