Increased Gait Speed After Cataract Surgery Confers Longer Predicted Survival

Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 267-270

  Ayaki, Masahiko ^a   Negishi, Kazuno ^a   Tsubota, Kazuo ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

cataract gait speed; cataract surgery; life span; quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928482669     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21620989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/APO.0000000000000033     Document Type: Article

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