Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 11 , Pages 2157-2161 , November 2005

Clinical evaluation of endothelial cell decrease with VisThesia in phacoemulsification surgery

,Accepted 8 February 2005.

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 Presented in part at the 7th ESCRS Winter Refractive Meeting, Rome, Italy, February 2003.No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(05)00577-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2005.07.016

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 11 , Pages 2157-2161 , November 2005

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