Open AccessComparison of acrylic and polymethyl methacrylate lenses in a pediatric population
Author(s) -
Murali K Aasuri,
Merle Fernandes,
Padmaja Preetam Pathan
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.25831
Subject(s) - medicine , polymethyl methacrylate , incidence (geometry) , ophthalmology , surgery , intraocular lenses , endophthalmitis , cataract surgery , prospective cohort study , intraocular lens , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , optics , polymer
To compare the intra-patient incidence of posterior capsular opacification (PCO) and their post operative course, in children with bilateral cataract, following implantation of acrylic (Group 1) and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) (Group 2) intraocular lenses (IOLs).