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Minimizing: A Continuous Trend in Cataract Surgery

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Minimizing Incisions and Maximizing Outcomes in Cataract Surgery

There is a growing body of investigation focused on minimally invasive bimanual microincision cataract surgery (MICS). The first reports of this technique published in peer-reviewed journals appeared in the mid-1970s and 1980s [1–4]. Agarwal is generally recognized as having created a renewed interest in this technique [5].

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    Jorge Alio

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Miguel Hernández University, Alicante, Spain

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  4. Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwgukee, WI, USA

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Fine, I.H., Alio, J., Packer, M., Hoffman, R.S., Karth, P.A. (2010). Introduction. In: Alió, J.L., Fine, I.H. (eds) Minimizing Incisions and Maximizing Outcomes in Cataract Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02862-5_1

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