Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Pages 1244-1250 , July 2009

Evaluation of image quality after implantation of 2 diffractive multifocal intraocular lens models

Received 25 September 2008 ,Revised 10 February 2009 ,Accepted 12 February 2009.

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

PII: S0886-3350(09)00309-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.02.024

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Pages 1244-1250 , July 2009