Journal article
The Madurai Intraocular Lens Study I: A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Complications and Vision Outcomes of Intracapsular Cataract Extraction and Extracapsular Cataract Extraction With Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens
Abstract
PURPOSE: The Madurai Intraocular Lens Study (MIOLS) was designed to compare safety, efficacy, and quality of life outcomes after either intracapsular cataract extraction with aphakic glasses (ICCE-AG) or extracapsular cataract extraction with posterior chamber intraocular lens (ECCE/ PC-IOL).
METHODS: The Madurai Intraocular Lens Study was a nonmasked randomized controlled clinical trial conducted at a single hospital. Thirty-four hundred …
Authors
Natchiar GN; Thulasiraj RD; Negrel AD; Bangdiwala S; Rahmathallah R; Prajna NV; Ellwein LB; Kupfer C
Journal
American Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol. 125, No. 1, pp. 1–13
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 1998
DOI
10.1016/s0002-9394(99)80229-3
ISSN
0002-9394