Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 6 , Pages 944-948 , June 2006

Opacification of the Hydroview H60M intraocular lens: Total patient recall

,Accepted 23 December 2005.

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 No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.The recall of patients was sponsored by Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, New Jersey, USA. Robert Jones and Saraniya Sachi Balasubramaniam helped in data collection and analysis.

PII: S0886-3350(06)00240-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.02.047

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 6 , Pages 944-948 , June 2006

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