Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Pages 611-617 , April 2007

Bag-in-the-lens intraocular lens implantation in the pediatric eye

,Accepted 19 December 2006.

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 Dr. Tassignon has a proprietary interest in the bag-in the-lens concept (U.S. Patent 6,027,531 and E.U. Patent 009406794.PCT/120268 licensed to Morcher, Germany). No other author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(07)00096-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.12.016

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Pages 611-617 , April 2007

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