Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 10 , Pages 1719-1724 , October 2009

Comparison of torsional and longitudinal modes using phacoemulsification parameters

Received 2 February 2009 ,Revised 18 March 2009 ,Accepted 16 April 2009.

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

 Presented in part at the 13th European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons Winter Meeting, Rome, Italy, February 2009.

PII: S0886-3350(09)00669-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.04.047

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 10 , Pages 1719-1724 , October 2009

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