Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 6 , Pages 1310-1315 , June 2004

Cataract progression and treatment following posterior lamellar keratoplasty

  • Marianne O Price, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Francis W. Price Jr, MD, Price Vision Group, 9002 North Meridian Street, Suite 207, Indianapolis, Indiana 46260, USA.
    • Cornea Research Foundation of America, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    • Price Vision Group, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    • ,
  • Francis W Price Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cornea Research Foundation of America, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    • Price Vision Group, Indianapolis, IN, USA

,Accepted 23 October 2003.

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☆ Supported in part by the Cornea Research Foundation of America.

☆☆ Neither author has financial interest related to this manuscript.

PII: S0886-3350(03)01103-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2003.10.028

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 6 , Pages 1310-1315 , June 2004

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