Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 11 , Pages 1877-1883 , November 2006

Artemis very high-frequency digital ultrasound-guided repositioning of a free cap after laser in situ keratomileusis

,Accepted 6 December 2005.

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 Presented in part at the 7th Alicante Refractiva International Meeting, Alicante, Spain, March 2005.Dr. Reinstein has a proprietary interest in the Artemis technology (Ultralink, LLC) through patents administered by the Cornell Research Foundation, Ithaca, NY. Dr. Reinstein is a consultant to Carl Zeiss Meditec. None of the other authors has a proprietary or financial interest in the materials presented.Preparation in part fulfillment of the requirements for doctoral thesis, University of Cambridge, for Dr. Reinstein.

PII: S0886-3350(06)00304-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.03.013

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 11 , Pages 1877-1883 , November 2006

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