American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 767-776 , May 2005

Choosing the Location of Corneal Incision Based on Preexisting Astigmatism in Phacoemulsification

  • Jaime Tejedor, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Jaime Tejedor, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, C Colmenar km 9100, Madrid 28034, Spain
    • ,
  • Juan Murube, MD, PhD

,Accepted 20 December 2004.

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PII: S0002-9394(04)01600-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.12.057

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 767-776 , May 2005

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