Effectiveness of cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation: a comparative study between extracapsular cataract extraction and phacoemulsification

• Main Authors: Rizal AM,, Muhammad M,, Aljunid SM,, Normalina M,, Faridah HA,, Chuah KL,, Suzainah Y,, Zainal M,, Azman AB,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Department Of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011
• Subjects: RE Ophthalmology
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2438/1/Vol17%281%29-Rizal.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2438/; http://www.communityhealthjournal.org/

Introduction : A randomised single blinded clinical trial comparing the effectiveness of two methods of cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation: extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) and phacoemulsification (PEA) was carried out at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC)...