Retrochop technique for rock-hard cataracts

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 826-829

  Falabella, Paulo ^a   Yogi, Milton Seiyu ^a   Teixeira, Anderson ^a,b   Jopetibe, Fernando ^a   Sartori, Juliana ^a   Schor, Paulo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE BRASÍLIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPSULORHEXIS; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISSECTION; HUMAN; INCISION; LEARNING CURVE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROCHOP TECHNIQUE; RETROCHOPPER; SURGEON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VACUUM;

CAPSULORHEXIS; CATARACT; HUMANS; LENS NUCLEUS, CRYSTALLINE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION;

EID: 84877959995     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: 18734502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2013.03.015     Document Type: Article

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