Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 8 , Pages 1471-1473 , August 2007

Spontaneous dislocation of posterior polar cataract

  • Shu Fen Ho, MRCOphth, FRCS(Glasg)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Miss Shu Fen Ho, MRCOphth, FRCS(Glasg), Ophthalmology Department, Queens Medical Centre, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, United Kingdom.
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  • Sohail Ahmed, FRCOphth
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  • Anwar G. Zaman, FRCOphth, MA

,Accepted 20 March 2007.

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

PII: S0886-3350(07)00830-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.05.007

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 8 , Pages 1471-1473 , August 2007

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