Femtosecond laser–assisted cataract surgery versus standard phacoemulsification cataract surgery: Study from the European Registry of Quality Outcomes for Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1779-1790

  Manning, Sonia ^a   Barry, Peter ^a   Henry, Ype ^a   Rosen, Paul ^a   Stenevi, Ulf ^a   Young, David ^a   Lundström, Mats ^a  

^a WATERFORD REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BIOMETRY; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRECTED DISTANCE VISUAL ACUITY; DISEASE REGISTRY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPHTHALMIC FEMTOSECOND LASER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; RISK FACTOR; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LENS IMPLANTATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PROCEDURES; REGISTER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AUSTRALIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EUROPE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; REFRACTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REGISTRIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85006812960     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: 18734502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2016.10.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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