Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 466-474 , March 2009

Corneal incision quality: Microincision cataract surgery versus microcoaxial phacoemulsification

  • Bassam Elkady, MD
    • ,
  • David Piñero, PhD
    • ,
  • Jorge L. Alió, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Jorge L. Alió, MD, PhD, Research, Development, and Innovation Department, Vissum-Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante, Avenida de Denia s/n, Edificio Vissum, 03016 Alicante, Spain.

Received 30 September 2008 ,Revised 21 November 2008 ,Accepted 23 November 2008.

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

 Supported in part by a grant from the Spanish Ministry of Health, Instituto Carlos III, Red Temática de Investigación en Oftalmologia, Subproyecto de Cirugia Refractiva y Calidad Visual (C03/13).

PII: S0886-3350(08)01221-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.11.047

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 466-474 , March 2009

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