Postoperative astigmatism after intracapsular cataract surgery: Results of a randomised controlled trial in Nepal

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 31-35

  Nag, Dipak ^a   Hennig, Albrecht ^b,d   Foster, Allen ^a   Evans, Jennifer R ^c   Pradhan, Damodar ^b   Johnson, Gordon J ^e   Wormald, Richard P L ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Lahan Eye Hospital   (Nepal)

^c MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d United Mission to Nepal   (Nepal)

^e NONE

Author keywords

AC IOL; Cataract surgery; Nepal; Postoperative astigmatism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LENS CAPSULE; LENS IMPLANTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ASTIGMATISM; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENS CAPSULE, CRYSTALLINE; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; REFRACTION, OCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 8744225741     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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