Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 8 , Pages 1256-1258 , August 2006

Use of the Unfolder Silver/Sapphire system to inject capsular tension ring during phacoemulsification in cases with subluxated cataract

,Accepted 28 January 2006.

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PII: S0886-3350(06)00576-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.01.112

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 8 , Pages 1256-1258 , August 2006

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