Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 7 , Pages 1297-1301 , July 2003

Changes in corneal curvature in accommodation

Presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, November 2001.

  • Akihiro Yasuda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Akihiro Yasuda, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, St. Luke’s International Hospital, 9-1 Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8560, Japan.
    • Department of Ophthalmology, St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
    • None of the authors has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
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  • Tatsuo Yamaguchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
    • None of the authors has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
    • ,
  • Kishiko Ohkoshi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
    • None of the authors has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

,Accepted 17 January 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/S0886-3350(03)00118-4

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 7 , Pages 1297-1301 , July 2003

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