Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 864-867 , May 2008

Creation of an extremely thin flap using IntraLase femtosecond laser

,Accepted 19 December 2007.

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

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.12.046

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 864-867 , May 2008

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