Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 8 , Pages 1355-1360 , August 2006

Simultaneous bilateral cataract surgery: Financial differences among nations and jurisdictions

  • Steve A. Arshinoff, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Steve A. Arshinoff, MD, York Finch Eye Associates, 2115 Finch Avenue, W., #316, Toronto, Ontario M3N 2V6, Canada.
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  • Sylvia H. Chen

,Accepted 14 February 2006.

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 Supported in part by The Eye Foundation of Canada.Neither author has a proprietary or financial interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(06)00578-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.02.064

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 8 , Pages 1355-1360 , August 2006