Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 87-94 , January 2008

Mirror telescopic intraocular lens for age-related macular degeneration: Design and preliminary clinical results of the Lipshitz macular implant

,Accepted 22 August 2007.

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 Dr. Lipshitz holds the patents for the mirror telescopic lens as well as shares in Optolight Vision Technology, the manufacturer of the Lipshitz macular implant. No other author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(07)01768-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.08.031

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 87-94 , January 2008

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