Meta-analysis to compare the safety and efficacy of manual small incision cataract surgery and phacoemulsification

Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 362-369

  Gogate, Parikshit ^a,b   Optom, Jyoti Jaggernath B ^a,c   Deshpande, Swapna ^d   Naidoo, Kovin ^a,c  

^a African Vision Research Institute   (South Africa)

^b HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^c BRIEN HOLDEN VISION INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d Independent Biostatistician   (India)

Author keywords

Astigmatism; Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery; Meta Analysis; Phacoemulsification; Vision Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ASTIGMATISM; BIOMETRY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MICROSURGERY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; VISUAL ACUITY;

ASTIGMATISM; BIOMETRY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84936753944     PISSN: 09749233     EISSN: 09751599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-9233.159763     Document Type: Article

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