Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 7 , Pages 1327-1333 , July 2005

Prospective evaluation of phacoemulsification in adults younger than 50 years

,Accepted 8 December 2003.

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

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.11.044

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 7 , Pages 1327-1333 , July 2005

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