Posterior capsule opacification: comparisons between morphology, visual acuity and self-assessed visual function
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1395-3907
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2006.00718.x