Ophthalmology
Volume 112, Issue 3 , Pages 460-465 , March 2005

Interim results of the United States investigational device study of the Ophtec capsular tension ring

Presented at: American Academy of Ophthalomology Annual Meeting, November, 2003; Anaheim, California.

  • Francis W. Price Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Price Vision Group, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Francis W. Price, Jr, MD, Price Vision Group, 9002 North Meridian Street, Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN 46260
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  • Richard J. Mackool, MD

      Affiliations

    • Mackool Eye Institute, Queens, New York
    • ,
  • Kevin M. Miller, MD

      Affiliations

    • Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Paul Koch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Koch Eye Associates, Warwick, Rhode Island
    • ,
  • Thomas A. Oetting, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
    • ,
  • A. Tim Johnson, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa

Received 1 December 2003 ,Accepted 14 September 2004.

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 Manuscript no. 230824.

 The authors have no financial interests related to this article or devices mentioned therein.

 The study was sponsored by Ophtec, USA, Boca Raton, Florida.

PII: S0161-6420(04)01494-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2004.09.022

Ophthalmology
Volume 112, Issue 3 , Pages 460-465 , March 2005

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