Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 5 , Pages 814-824 , May 2009

Canaloplasty: Circumferential viscodilation and tensioning of Schlemm canal using a flexible microcatheter for the treatment of open-angle glaucoma in adults: Two-year interim clinical study results

Received 5 December 2008 ,Revised 19 January 2009 ,Accepted 20 January 2009.

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 Drs. Kearney, Lewis, Samuelson, Shingleton, and Tetz have consulting agreements with iScience Interventional. No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

 Supported by iScience Interventional.

PII: S0886-3350(09)00139-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.01.010

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 5 , Pages 814-824 , May 2009

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