Scanning electron microscopy evaluation of capsulorhexis in femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1581-1586

  Mastropasqua, Leonardo ^a   Toto, Lisa ^a   Calienno, Roberta ^a   Mattei, Peter A ^a   Mastropasqua, Alessandra ^c   Vecchiarino, Luca ^a   Di Iorio, Donato ^b  

^a Ophthalmology Clinic   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAPSULORHEXIS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPHTHALMIC FEMTOSECOND LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THICKNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTERIOR CAPSULE OF THE LENS; CAPSULORHEXIS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 84885004148     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: 18734502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2013.06.016     Document Type: Article

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