Effect of increasing age on cataract surgery outcomes in very elderly patients

T Y Wong¹

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Review

T Y Wong. BMJ. 2001.

. 2001 May 5;322(7294):1104-6.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7294.1104.

T Y Wong¹

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260. tienyinwong@yahoo.com

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Cataract surgery in very elderly patients. Biological age is more important than chronological age.
Beare N. Beare N. BMJ. 2001 Aug 25;323(7310):455. BMJ. 2001. PMID: 11548731 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Cataract surgery in very elderly patients. Outcome of cataract surgery is poor in developing countries.
Dandona L. Dandona L. BMJ. 2001 Aug 25;323(7310):455. BMJ. 2001. PMID: 11548732 No abstract available.

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