Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 11 , Pages 2344-2348 , November 2004

Performance of the Hansatome microsuction ring for laser in situ keratomileusis in eyes with narrow palpebral apertures

  • Wei-Han Chua, MRCSE(Ophth)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Dr. Wei-Han Chua, Singapore National Eye Centre, 11 Third Hospital Avenue, Singapore 168751, Republic of Singapore.
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  • Donald Tan, FRCSE
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  • Wing-Kwong Chan, FRCSE

,Accepted 23 February 2004.

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☆ Presented in part at the XXth Congress of the European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons, Nice, France, September 2002.

☆☆ Dr. Tan and Dr. Chan are certified instructors for Bausch & Lomb; Dr. Chan has been paid an honorarium by Bausch & Lomb for conducting LASIK medical in-service courses. None of the authors has a financial interest in any product mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(04)00319-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.02.074

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 11 , Pages 2344-2348 , November 2004

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