Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Page 374 , March 2006

Reply: Another view of neodymium:YAG capsulotomy

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2005.12.089

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Page 374 , March 2006

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