Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 1548-1554 , September 2009

Clinical outcomes and postoperative intraocular optical quality with a microincision aberration-free aspheric intraocular lens

  • Jorge L. Alió, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Jorge L. Alió, MD, PhD, Research, Development, and Innovation Department, Vissum Corporation–Instituto de Oftalmológico de Alicante, Avenida de Denia s/n, Edificio Vissum, 03016 Alicante, Spain.
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  • David P. Piñero, MSc
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  • Dolores Ortiz, PhD
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  • Raúl Montalbán, OD

Received 10 December 2008 ,Revised 18 March 2009 ,Accepted 23 March 2009.

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

 Supported in part by a grant of the Spanish Ministry of Health, Instituto Carlos III, Red Temática de Investigación Cooperativa en Salud Patología Ocular del Envejecimiento, Calidad Visual y Calidad de Vida, Subproyecto de Calidad Visual (RD07/0062).

PII: S0886-3350(09)00574-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.03.055

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 1548-1554 , September 2009

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