The implantable intraocular telescope - A technology missing its purpose?;L'implantation du télescope intraoculaire - Une technique qui rate le but?

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 541-544

  Markowitz, Samuel N ^a,b,c  

^a University of Toronto ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENT; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; READING; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 27644489385     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(05)80047-X     Document Type: Editorial

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