Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 226-229 , February 2009

Alternative technique for implantation of a scleral-fixated intraocular lens

Received 31 March 2008 ,Revised 19 August 2008 ,Accepted 20 August 2009.

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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 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, April 2008.

 Supported in part by an unrestricted departmental grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc., New York, New York, USA.

PII: S0886-3350(08)01055-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.08.041

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 226-229 , February 2009

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