Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 10 , Pages 1644-1657 , October 2008

Retinal detachment after phacoemulsification in high myopia: Analysis of 2356 cases

,Accepted 5 June 2008.

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 None of the authors has a financial or proprietary interest in any product mentioned.

 Presented in part at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Chicago, Illinois, USA, October 2005.

PII: S0886-3350(08)00690-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.06.022

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 10 , Pages 1644-1657 , October 2008

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