Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 8 , Pages 1362-1365 , August 2007

Combined suture-in-needle and scleral tunnel technique for scleral fixation of intraocular lens

  • Quanhong Han, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Quanhong Han, MD, PhD, Department of Vitreous and Retina, Tianjin Eye Hospital, 4#, Gansu Road, Heping District, 300020, Tianjin, China.
    • ,
  • Yanhua Chu, MD, PhD

,Accepted 2 April 2007.

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

PII: S0886-3350(07)00833-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.05.008

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 8 , Pages 1362-1365 , August 2007

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