Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 357-363 , March 2008

Capsular block syndrome after cataract surgery: Clinical analysis and classification

  • Hong Kyun Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Hong Kyun Kim, Department of Ophthalmology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, #50, Samduk–2Ga, Jung-Gu, Daegu 700-721, South Korea.
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  • Jae Pil Shin, MD, PhD

,Accepted 1 November 2007.

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

 Presented at the ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery, San Francisco, California, USA, March 2006.

PII: S0886-3350(07)02067-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.11.026

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 357-363 , March 2008

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