Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 8 , Pages 1367-1371 , August 2009

Optical coherence tomography of the effects of stromal hydration on clear corneal incision architecture

  • Daniel Calladine, MBBS, BMedSci, MRCOphth

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Mr. Daniel Calladine, Ophthalmology Department, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, London Road, Reading RG1 5AN, United Kingdom.
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  • Vaughan Tanner, MBBS, FRCOphth

Received 26 January 2009 ,Revised 9 March 2009 ,Accepted 10 March 2009.

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 Neither author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

 Presented at the XXVI Congress of the European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons, Berlin, Germany, September 2008, and the United Kingdom & Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, Brighton, United Kingdom, November 2008.

PII: S0886-3350(09)00482-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.03.036

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 8 , Pages 1367-1371 , August 2009

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