Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 12 , Pages 2020-2023 , December 2008

Modified anterior capsulotomy technique and histopathology of the anterior capsule in cataracts after prolonged exposure to intravitreal silicone oil

,Accepted 19 June 2008.

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

 Presented as a poster at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Chicago, Illinois, USA, October 2005.

 Supported in part by a grant from Prevent Blindness Indiana.

PII: S0886-3350(08)00945-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.06.050

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
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