Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 301-304 , February 2007

Suture-related complications after congenital cataract surgery: Vicryl versus Mersilene sutures

,Accepted 23 October 2006.

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 No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.Supported by a grant from the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.

PII: S0886-3350(06)01459-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.10.039

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 301-304 , February 2007