Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 942-948 , June 2008

Clinical outcomes and intraocular optical quality of a diffractive multifocal intraocular lens with asymmetrical light distribution

  • Jorge L. Alió, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Jorge L. Alió, MD, PhD, Research, Development, and Innovation Department, Vissum-Instituto de Oftalmológico de Alicante, Avenida de Denia s/n, Edificio Vissum, 03016 Alicante, Spain.
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  • Bassam Elkady, MD
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  • Dolores Ortiz, PhD
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  • Gonzalo Bernabeu, MD

,Accepted 20 November 2007.

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

 Supported in part by a grant of the Spanish Ministry of Health, Instituto Carlos III, Red Temática de Investigación en Oftalmologia, Subproyecto de Cirugia Refractiva y Calidad Visual (C03/13).

PII: S0886-3350(08)00304-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.11.057

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 942-948 , June 2008

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