Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 7 , Pages 1396-1400 , July 2004

Transscleral suture technique for fixation of a dislocated posterior chamber intraocular lens

  • Quan-Hong Han, MD
    • ,
  • Lin Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Lin Wang, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, ChangLe-Xi Road 17, 710032 Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
    • ,
  • Yan-Nian Hui, MD

,Accepted 20 November 2003.

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☆ None of the authors has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2003.11.043

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 7 , Pages 1396-1400 , July 2004

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