Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 5 , Pages 868-873 , May 2009

Morphologic changes in the anterior segment after phacovitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy

  • Sung Pyo Park, MD
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  • Jae Kyoun Ahn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Jae Kyoun Ahn, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Chonnam National University Medical School, 8, Hakdong, Donggu, Gwangju 501-757, Korea.
    • ,
  • Gwang Hoon Lee, MD

Received 23 October 2008 ,Revised 29 November 2008 ,Accepted 12 December 2008.

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

PII: S0886-3350(09)00087-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.12.032

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 5 , Pages 868-873 , May 2009

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