Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 7 , Pages 1315-1317 , July 2007

Wound instability and management after cataract surgery in a patient with prior laser in situ keratomileusis

  • Clement J. Cheng, MD
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  • Walter J. Stark, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Walter J. Stark, MD, Johns Hopkins University-Wilmer Eye Institute, Maumenee 327, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA.

,Accepted 8 March 2007.

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 Neither author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(07)00581-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.03.026

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 7 , Pages 1315-1317 , July 2007

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