Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 4 , Pages 642-644 , April 2001

Pigment dispersion with elevated intraocular pressure after acrysof intraocular lens implantation in the ciliary sulcus

  • Richard Wintle, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
    • Neither author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
    • ,
  • Michael Austin (FRCOphth)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Mr. Michael Austin, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Singleton Hospital, Swansea SA2 8QA, Wales, United Kingdom

,Accepted 15 September 2000.

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Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 4 , Pages 642-644 , April 2001

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