Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 10 , Pages 1734-1738 , October 2009

Intraocular lens power requirements for humanitarian missions

Received 12 March 2009 ,Revised 30 April 2009 ,Accepted 5 May 2009.

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

 Presented at the ASCRS Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery, San Francisco, California, USA, April 2009.

 Prepared as part of Dr. Lombard's official duties. The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Navy, Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.

 Electronic copies of the spreadsheet used in the study are available from the corresponding author.

PII: S0886-3350(09)00659-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.05.029

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 10 , Pages 1734-1738 , October 2009