Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 727-731 , May 2006

Combined phacoemulsification, foldable intraocular lens implantation, and 25-gauge transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy

,Accepted 15 September 2005.

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PII: S0886-3350(06)00111-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.01.061

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 727-731 , May 2006