Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 210-216 , February 2007

Quality of vision after cataract surgery after Tecnis Z9000 intraocular lens implantation: Effect of contrast sensitivity and wavefront aberration improvements on the quality of daily vision

,Accepted 17 October 2006.

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

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.10.035

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 210-216 , February 2007

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