Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 376-379 , March 2007

Endothelial keratoplasty technique for aniridic aphakic eyes

,Accepted 4 October 2006.

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  2. Price FW. Corneal transplantation as a refractive surgical procedure. [guest editorial] J Refract Surg. 2005;21:216–217
  3. Price FW, Price MO. Descemet's stripping with endothelial keratoplasty in 200 eyes; early challenges and techniques to enhance donor adherence. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2006;32:411–418
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 Dr. Francis Price receives travel grants from Moria and is a consultant to Allergan and Ophtec USA. No author has a financial or proprietary interests in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(06)01571-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.10.052

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 376-379 , March 2007

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