Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 47-52 , January 2007

Synchrony dual-optic accommodating intraocular lens: Part 2: Pilot clinical evaluation

,Accepted 29 August 2006.

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 Supported in part by unrestricted grants from That Man May See, San Francisco, California, and Research to Prevent Blindness, New York, New York, USA.Drs. Ossma, Galvis, Vagefi, and Trager have no financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned. Drs. Vargas and McLeod have a financial interest in Visiogen Inc., and in the intraocular lens described.

PII: S0886-3350(06)01278-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.08.049

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 47-52 , January 2007

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