Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 12 , Pages 2030-2035 , December 2008

Effective corneal refractive zone in terms of Gaussian optics

  • William F. Harris, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: William F. Harris, PhD, Department of Optometry, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park Campus, PO Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006 South Africa.

,Accepted 26 July 2008.

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 The author has no financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

 The University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa provided financial support.

 E. Kruger and S. M. Brown reviewed the manuscript.

PII: S0886-3350(08)00941-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.07.033

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 12 , Pages 2030-2035 , December 2008