Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 12 , Pages 2005-2007 , December 2007

Reply: Advantage and disadvantage of posterior continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.07.050

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 12 , Pages 2005-2007 , December 2007

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