Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 10 , Pages 1621-1626 , October 2006

Effect of lens epithelial cell aspiration on postoperative capsulorhexis contraction with the use of the AcrySof intraocular lens: Randomized clinical trial

,Accepted 24 April 2006.

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 No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(06)00882-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.04.035

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 10 , Pages 1621-1626 , October 2006

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