Phacoemulsification versus manual small-incision cataract surgery for age-related cataract: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 379-386

  Zhang, Jia yu ^a   Feng, Yi fan ^a   Cai, Jian qiu ^b  

^a WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL AND YUYING CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cataract; Meta analysis; Phacoemulsification; Small incision cataract surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SENILE CATARACT; SMALL INCISION CATARACT SURGERY; SURGICALLY INDUCED STIGMATISM; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGING; ASTIGMATISM; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84878932985     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2012.02868.x     Document Type: Article

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