Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 750-756 , April 2005

Congenital cataract extraction with primary aphakia and secondary intraocular lens implantation in the ciliary sulcus

,Accepted 9 August 2004.

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 No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.08.048

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 750-756 , April 2005

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