Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 973-979 , June 2009

Femtosecond-assisted keratoplasty with fibrin glue–assisted sutureless posterior chamber lens implantation: New triple procedure

Received 1 October 2008 ,Revised 30 November 2008 ,Accepted 2 December 2008.

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 Amar Agarwal is a consultant to Abott Medical Optics (formerly Advanced Medical Optics), Irvine, California, USA. No other author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(09)00289-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.12.049

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 973-979 , June 2009

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