Does a small central Nd:YAG posterior capsulotomy improve peripheral fundal visualisation for the Vitreoretinal surgeon?

BMC Ophthalmology

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 1-6

  Patton, Niall ^a   Aslam, Tariq M ^a   Bennett, Harry G ^a   Dhillon, Baljean ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA EYE PAVILION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CAPSULOTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETINA TEAR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREORETINOPATHY; YAG LASER; CATARACT; EYE FUNDUS; LENS CAPSULE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOPHAKIA; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; SCLERA; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; FEMALE; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LENS CAPSULE, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSEUDOPHAKIA; RETINAL PERFORATIONS; SCLERA;

EID: 84990928793     PISSN: 14712415     EISSN: 14712415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2415-4-8     Document Type: Article

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