American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 912-914 , May 2005

Pigmented-membrane Formation on Acrylic Intraocular Lenses After Phacoemulsification

  • Jin Choi, MD
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  • Tae Woo Kim, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Tae Woo Kim, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 300 Gumi-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do 463-707, Korea; fax: (+82) 31-787-4057;

,Accepted 30 October 2004.

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PII: S0002-9394(04)01266-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.10.020

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 912-914 , May 2005

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