Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 1555-1562 , September 2009

Astigmatic neutrality in biaxial microincision cataract surgery

Received 18 March 2009 ,Revised 24 March 2009 ,Accepted 26 March 2009.

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PII: S0886-3350(09)00500-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.03.048

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 1555-1562 , September 2009

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