Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 18-20 , January 2008

Healon5 sandwich technique for phacoemulsification in vitrectomized eyes

  • Rajeev Sudan, MD
    • ,
  • Rajamani Muralidhar, MD, DNB, FRCS, MRCOphth
    • ,
  • Vikas Sharma, MD, MRCSEd, MRCOphth

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Vikas Sharma, MD, MRCSEd, MRCOphth, 18 Wakefield Crescent, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0AU, United Kingdom.

,Accepted 30 September 2007.

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

PII: S0886-3350(07)01773-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.09.014

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 18-20 , January 2008

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