Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 9 , Pages 1468-1475 , September 2008

Microincision multifocal intraocular lens with and without a capsular tension ring: Optical quality and clinical outcomes

  • 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 28 May 2008.

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

 Supported in part by a grant from the Spanish Ministry of Health, Instituto Carlos III, Red Temática de Investigación Cooperativa en Salud Patología Ocular del Envejecimiento, Calidad Visual y Calidad de Vida, Subproyecto de Calidad Visual (RD07/0062).

PII: S0886-3350(08)00638-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.05.042

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 9 , Pages 1468-1475 , September 2008

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