Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 11 , Pages 1941-1945 , November 2009

Torsional ultrasound efficiency under different vacuum levels in different degrees of nuclear cataract

Received 15 February 2009 ,Revised 12 May 2009 ,Accepted 26 May 2009.

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

PII: S0886-3350(09)00760-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.05.055

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 11 , Pages 1941-1945 , November 2009

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