Journal article
The Madurai Intraocular Lens Study II: Clinical Outcomes
Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of extracapsular cataract extraction with posterior chamber intraocular lens (ECCE/PC-IOL) compared with intracapsular cataract extraction with aphakic glasses (ICCE-AG).
METHODS: In a nonmasked randomized controlled clinical trial, 3,400 bilaterally vision-impaired patients aged 40 to 75 years with operable cataract were randomly assigned to receive either ICCE-AG or ECCE/PC-IOL at the Aravind Eye …
Authors
Prajna NV; Chandrakanth KS; Kim R; Narendran V; Selvakumar S; Rohini G; Manoharan N; Bangdiwala SI; Ellwein LB; Kupfer C
Journal
American Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol. 125, No. 1, pp. 14–25
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 1998
DOI
10.1016/s0002-9394(99)80230-x
ISSN
0002-9394