Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 11 , Pages 1842-1847 , November 2008

Comparative rotational stability of single-piece open-loop acrylic and plate-haptic silicone toric intraocular lenses

  • David F. Chang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: David F. Chang, MD, Altos Eye Physicians, 762 Altos Oaks Drive, Suite 1, Los Altos, California 94024, USA.

,Accepted 18 July 2008.

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 Dr. Chang is a consultant to Advanced Medical Optics, Alcon, and Visiogen. He has no financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

 Presented at the ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery, Chicago, Illinois, USA, April 2008.

 Jenny Song, MD, MS, provided statistical analysis.

PII: S0886-3350(08)00783-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.07.012

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 11 , Pages 1842-1847 , November 2008

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