Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 393-400 , March 2007

Contrast sensitivity after implantation of a spherical versus an aspherical intraocular lens in biaxial microincision cataract surgery

,Accepted 31 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.2006.10.066

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 393-400 , March 2007

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