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Archive > August, 2009 Vol. X, No. 8

New Options for Ophthalmic Surgery

What we saw at the ASCRS exhibit hall.

Crissy Boore, BSN; and Elethia Charoo, RN, BSN, MBA

As consultants to ophthalmic surgery centers, it is imperative to keep current on the latest technologies and products available to the specialty. At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery's annual meeting, these products are under one roof. About 300 vendors lined the exhibit hall in San Francisco in April. Here are some of the new products that were on display.

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