Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Pages 1150-1155 , July 2009

Combined microwave energy and fixative agent for cataract induction in pig eyes

  • Xingchao Shentu, MD, PhD
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  • Xiajing Tang, MD
    • ,
  • Panpan Ye, PhD
    • ,
  • Ke Yao, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Ke Yao, MD, PhD, Eye Center, Affiliated Second Hospital College of Medicine and Institute of Ophthalmology, Zhejiang University, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou 310009, China.

Received 13 October 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.

 Supported by Key Technologies R&D Program in the Eleventh Five-Year Plan Period of China (2006BAI02B04).

 Petrela Evis, MD, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA, helped with the English language and final assessment of this paper.

PII: S0886-3350(09)00397-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.02.045

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Pages 1150-1155 , July 2009

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