Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 7 , Pages 1104-1108 , July 2006

Changes in refraction and ocular dimensions after cataract surgery and primary intraocular lens implantation in infants

,Accepted 17 January 2006.

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 Supported in part by the Action for Vision Foundation.No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(06)00321-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.01.097

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 7 , Pages 1104-1108 , July 2006

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