Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 387-392 , March 2007

Bimanual microphacoemulsification versus coaxial miniphacoemulsification: Prospective study

,Accepted 13 November 2006.

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

PII: S0886-3350(07)00012-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.11.016

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 387-392 , March 2007

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