American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 130, Issue 3 , Pages 310-321 , September 2000

Clinical assessment of long-term safety and efficacy of a widely implanted polyacrylic intraocular lens material

  • Hiroshi Kobayashi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Amagasaki Hospital (Drs H. Kobayashi, Ikeda, Imamura, K. Kobayashi, Mitsuma, Minami, Ishida, and Hirose), Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan
    • Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine (Dr H. Kobayashi), Kyoto, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Hiroshi Kobayashi, MD, PhD, Department of Ophthalmology, Amagasaki Hospital, 1-1-1 Higashi-daimotsu-cho, Amagasaki, Hyogo, 660-0828, Japan; fax: +81-6-6482-7430
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  • Hiromi Ikeda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Amagasaki Hospital (Drs H. Kobayashi, Ikeda, Imamura, K. Kobayashi, Mitsuma, Minami, Ishida, and Hirose), Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan
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  • Sadahiro Imamura, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Amagasaki Hospital (Drs H. Kobayashi, Ikeda, Imamura, K. Kobayashi, Mitsuma, Minami, Ishida, and Hirose), Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan
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  • Kaoru Kobayashi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Amagasaki Hospital (Drs H. Kobayashi, Ikeda, Imamura, K. Kobayashi, Mitsuma, Minami, Ishida, and Hirose), Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan
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  • Yumiko Mitsuma, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Amagasaki Hospital (Drs H. Kobayashi, Ikeda, Imamura, K. Kobayashi, Mitsuma, Minami, Ishida, and Hirose), Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan
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  • Masahiro Minami, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Amagasaki Hospital (Drs H. Kobayashi, Ikeda, Imamura, K. Kobayashi, Mitsuma, Minami, Ishida, and Hirose), Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan
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  • Osamu Ishida, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Amagasaki Hospital (Drs H. Kobayashi, Ikeda, Imamura, K. Kobayashi, Mitsuma, Minami, Ishida, and Hirose), Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan
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  • Mio Hirose, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Amagasaki Hospital (Drs H. Kobayashi, Ikeda, Imamura, K. Kobayashi, Mitsuma, Minami, Ishida, and Hirose), Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan
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  • Kaori Kobayashi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka Red Cross Hospital (Dr K. Kobayashi), Osaka, Japan

,Accepted 7 March 2000.

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American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 130, Issue 3 , Pages 310-321 , September 2000

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