Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 36, Issue 9 , Pages 1503-1507 , September 2010

Transconjunctival single-plane sclerocorneal incisions versus clear corneal incisions in cataract surgery

  • Shigeru Sugai, MD
    • ,
  • Fumiaki Yoshitomi, MD
    • ,
  • Tetsuro Oshika, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tetsuro Oshika, MD, PhD, Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575 Japan.

Received 31 December 2009 ,Revised 5 February 2010 ,Accepted 10 March 2010.

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PII: S0886-3350(10)00858-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2010.03.045

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 36, Issue 9 , Pages 1503-1507 , September 2010

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