Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 11 , Pages 1936-1940 , November 2007

Effect of anterior capsule contraction on visual function after cataract surgery

  • Ken Hayashi, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Ken Hayashi, MD, Hayashi Eye Hospital, 4-7-13 Hakataekimae, Hakata-Ku, Fukuoka 812, Japan.
    • ,
  • Hideyuki Hayashi, MD

,Accepted 26 June 2007.

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

PII: S0886-3350(07)01432-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.06.068

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 11 , Pages 1936-1940 , November 2007

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