Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 10 , Pages 1664-1668 , October 2008

Efficacy of topical plus intracameral anesthesia for cataract surgery in high myopia: Randomized controlled trial

,Accepted 12 June 2008.

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

PII: S0886-3350(08)00685-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.06.019

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 10 , Pages 1664-1668 , October 2008

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