Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 7 , Pages 1201-1208 , July 2007

Phacotrabeculectomy: Assessment of outcomes and surgical improvements

,Accepted 9 March 2007.

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 Dr. Crandall is a consultant to Alcon Laboratories, Inc. No other author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(07)00696-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.03.050

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 7 , Pages 1201-1208 , July 2007

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