Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 8 , Pages 1253-1255 , August 2006

Ring-shaped caliper for better anterior capsulorhexis sizing and centration

,Accepted 17 February 2006.

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 Dr. Tassignon has proprietary and financial interests in the ring caliper and the bag-in-the-lens IOL, both manufactured by Morcher GmbH. No author has a proprietary or financial interest in the stick caliper.Rudi Leysen provided the photographs in the article.

PII: S0886-3350(06)00582-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.02.067

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 8 , Pages 1253-1255 , August 2006

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