Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 5 , Pages 886-894 , May 2005

Posterior vertical capsulotomy with optic entrapment of the intraocular lens in congenital cataracts—prevention of capsule opacification

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.08.055

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 5 , Pages 886-894 , May 2005

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