Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 444-450 , March 2009

In vivo architectural analysis of clear corneal incisions using anterior segment optical coherence tomography

Received 11 July 2008 ,Revised 5 November 2008 ,Accepted 12 November 2008.

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

 Presented in part as a poster at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, May 2008.

 Supported by Quinze-Vingts National Ophthalmology Hospital, Paris, France.

PII: S0886-3350(08)01162-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.11.034

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 444-450 , March 2009

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