Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 81-83 , May 2006

The AS biometry technique—A novel technique to aid accurate intraocular lens power calculation after corneal laser refractive surgery

  • Chitra Sambare

      Affiliations

    • The Ophthalmic Department, Kempston Road, Bedford Hospital, Bedford MK42 9DJ, UK
    • ,
  • Shehzad Naroo

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmic Research Group, School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK
    • ,
  • Sunil Shah

      Affiliations

    • Midland Eye Institute, 50 Lode Lane, Solihull, West Midlands B91 2AW, UK
    • ,
  • Anant Sharma

      Affiliations

    • The Ophthalmic Department, Kempston Road, Bedford Hospital, Bedford MK42 9DJ, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1234 313 864; fax: +44 1234 313 864.

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☆ This study was presented at the British Society for Refractive Surgery Annual Conference in Birmingham, UK, in 2004.

PII: S1367-0484(06)00030-0

doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2006.02.005

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 81-83 , May 2006

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