Ophthalmology
Volume 117, Issue 8 , Pages 1486-1492 , August 2010

Calcification of Different Designs of Silicone Intraocular Lenses in Eyes with Asteroid Hyalosis

Presented at: the Joint Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology, October 2009, San Francisco, California.

Received 12 August 2009 ,Revised 4 November 2009 ,Accepted 21 December 2009.

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 Manuscript no. 2009-1094.

 Financial Disclosure(s): The author(s) have no proprietary or commercial interest in any materials discussed in this article.

 Supported in part by the Research to Prevent Blindness Olga Keith Wiess Scholar Award (LW), New York, New York.

PII: S0161-6420(09)01507-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.12.032

Ophthalmology
Volume 117, Issue 8 , Pages 1486-1492 , August 2010

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