Comparison of morphological and functional endothelial cell changes after cataract surgery: Phacoemulsification versus manual small-incision cataract surgery

Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 56-60

  Ganekal, Sunil ^a,b   Nagarajappa, Ashwini ^b  

^a Nayana Superspecialty Eye Hospital and Research Center   (India)

^b Department of Ophthalmology Jayadeva Jagadguru Murugarajendra Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Cataract Surgery; Endothelail Changes; Endothelial Cell Changes; Specular Microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; GENTAMICIN; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CENTRAL CORNEAL THICKNESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL SMALL INCISION CATARACT SURGERY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPECULAR MICROSCOPE; SPECULAR MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY;

CATARACT SURGERY; ENDOTHELAIL CHANGES; ENDOTHELIAL CELL CHANGES; SPECULAR MICROSCOPY;

CATARACT EXTRACTION; CELL COUNT; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84898910147     PISSN: 09749233     EISSN: 09751599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-9233.124098     Document Type: Article

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