Extracapsular cataract extraction compared with small incision surgery by phacoemulsification: a randomised trial
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Extracapsular cataract extraction compared with small incision surgery by phacoemulsification: a randomised trial.
BACKGROUND Cataract extraction constitutes the largest surgical workload in ophthalmic units throughout the world. Extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE), through a large incision, with insertion of an intraocular lens has been the most widely used method from 1982 until recently. Technological advances have led to the increasing use of phacoemulsification (Phako) to emulsify and remove the l...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.85.7.822