Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 11 , Pages 1820-1826 , November 2006

In vivo architectural analysis of 3.2 mm clear corneal incisions for phacoemulsification using optical coherence tomography

,Accepted 21 June 2006.

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 Presented in part at the ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery, Washington, DC, USA, April 2005.No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.Supported by the Asociacion Para Evitar La Ceguera en Mexico, Hospital Dr. Luis Sanchez Bulnes.

PII: S0886-3350(06)01006-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.06.020

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 11 , Pages 1820-1826 , November 2006

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