Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 381-418 , July 2006

Surgical Correction of Hyperopia

  • Salomon Esquenazi, MD

      Affiliations

    • LSU Eye Center and LSU Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint address: Salomon Esquenazi, MD, 6000 Island Boulevard, Apt 906, Aventura, FL 33160.
    • ,
  • Viet Bui, MD

      Affiliations

    • LSU Eye Center and LSU Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
    • ,
  • Olga Bibas, BS, MHA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Systems Management, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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 The authors reported no proprietary or commercial interest in any product mentioned or concept discussed in this article. This work was supported in part by a Challenge Grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, New York, NY (LSU Eye Center), and National Eye Institute grant P30EY02377 (LSU Eye Center Core Grant).

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