Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 70-75 , January 2009

Prevalence of corneal astigmatism before cataract surgery

Received 25 July 2008 ,Revised 24 September 2008 ,Accepted 24 September 2008.

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

 Supported in part by Universitat de Valencia research grants to Robert Montés-Micó (#UV-AE-20070225#), Jose Manuel González-Méijome (#UV-ESTPC-08-2054#), Alejandro Cerviño (#UV-AE-08-2291#), and Red Temática de Optometría (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación SAF2008-01114-E).

PII: S0886-3350(08)01052-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.09.027

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 70-75 , January 2009

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