Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 8 , Pages 1332-1334 , August 2009

Parachute-like harness to position patients with severe kyphosis during cataract surgery

Received 6 January 2009 ,Revised 1 March 2009 ,Accepted 1 March 2009.

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 Arpitha Muthialu, MD, and Matthew Rauen, MD, contributed equally to the study.

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

PII: S0886-3350(09)00445-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.03.027

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 8 , Pages 1332-1334 , August 2009

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