Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 1487-1491 , September 2009

In situ nuclear disassembly: Efficient phacoemulsification without nuclear rotation using lateral sweep sculpting and in situ cracking techniques

Received 8 February 2009 ,Revised 13 April 2009 ,Accepted 15 April 2009.

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 Richard S. Koplin, MD, David C. Ritterband, MD, and John A. Seedor, MD, are consultants to Alcon Laboratories. No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(09)00556-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.04.029

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 1487-1491 , September 2009

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