Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 5 , Pages 903-909 , May 2005

Anterior chamber and sutured posterior chamber intraocular lenses in eyes with poor capsular support

,Accepted 5 October 2004.

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 Presented in part at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, May 2001, San Diego, California.Supported by an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, New York, New York.No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(04)01233-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.10.061

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 5 , Pages 903-909 , May 2005

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