Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 742-749 , April 2005

Corneal endothelial cell change after phacoemulsification relative to the severity of diabetic retinopathy

,Accepted 27 July 2004.

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 Presented in part at the XXI Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, Munich, Germany, September 2003.No author had a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(04)00963-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.09.035

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 742-749 , April 2005

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