Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 36, Issue 9 , Pages 1486-1493 , September 2010

Anterior chamber phakic intraocular lens implantation in children to treat severe anisometropic myopia and amblyopia: 3-year clinical results

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

  • Amir Pirouzian, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Amir Pirouzian, MD, 710 Lawrence Expressway, Department of Ophthalmology 490, Santa Clara, California 95051, USA.
    • ,
  • Kenneth C. Ip, MD

Received 15 October 2009 ,Revised 21 March 2010 ,Accepted 24 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2010.03.041

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 36, Issue 9 , Pages 1486-1493 , September 2010

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