Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 11 , Pages 1868-1872 , November 2009

Effect of age on changes in anterior chamber depth and volume after laser in situ keratomileusis

Received 5 January 2009 ,Revised 26 May 2009 ,Accepted 5 June 2009.

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 Ryo Nishimura and Kazuno Negishi contributed equally to this paper.

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

PII: S0886-3350(09)00758-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.06.022

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 11 , Pages 1868-1872 , November 2009

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