Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 11 , Pages 2172-2179 , November 2005

Evaluating and defining the sharpness of intraocular lenses: Part 1: Influence of optic design on the growth of the lens epithelial cells in vitro

  • Manfred Tetz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint request to Manfred Tetz, MD, Berlin Eye Research Institute, Alt-Moabit 98, 10559 Berlin, Germany.
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  • Anne Wildeck, MD

,Accepted 17 January 2005.

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 Supported by Pharmacia & Upjohn, Groningen BV, The Netherlands.Neither author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(05)00284-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2005.01.025

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 11 , Pages 2172-2179 , November 2005

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