Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 11 , Pages 2410-2414 , November 2004

Removal times for a dispersive and a cohesive ophthalmic viscosurgical device correlated with intraocular lens material

  • Gerd U. Auffarth, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Gerd U. Auffarth, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
    • Heidelberg IOL & Refractive Surgery Research Group, Department of Ophthalmology, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Mike P. Holzer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Heidelberg IOL & Refractive Surgery Research Group, Department of Ophthalmology, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Nithi Visessook, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Research on Ocular Therapeutics and Biodevices, Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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  • David J. Apple, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Research on Ocular Therapeutics and Biodevices, Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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  • Hans E. Völcker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Heidelberg IOL & Refractive Surgery Research Group, Department of Ophthalmology, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

,Accepted 16 March 2004.

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☆ None of the authors has a financial or propriety interest in any product mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(04)00410-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.03.039

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 11 , Pages 2410-2414 , November 2004

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