American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages 1035-1041 , June 2005

Postoperative Corneal Swelling Correlates Strongly to Corneal Endothelial Cell Loss After Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery

  • Björn Lundberg, MD
    • ,
  • Maria Jonsson
    • ,
  • Anders Behndig, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Anders Behndig, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical Sciences/Ophthalmology, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, SE-901 85 Sweden; fax (+46) 90-13-34-99

,Accepted 21 December 2004.

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PII: S0002-9394(04)01623-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.12.080

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages 1035-1041 , June 2005

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