Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 10 , Pages 1877-1880 , October 2005

Cataract surgery in eyes with iridoschisis using the Perfect Pupil iris extension system

,Accepted 25 March 2005.

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

PII: S0886-3350(05)00610-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2005.03.070

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 10 , Pages 1877-1880 , October 2005

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