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Evolution of Ultrasound Pumps and Fluidics and Ultrasound Power: From Standard Coaxial Towards the Minimal Incision Possible in Cataract Surgery

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  3. Fishkind WJ. Pop Goes the Microbubbles. ESCRS Film Festival Grand Prize Winner, 1998.

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  4. Fishkind WJ, Neuhann TF, Steinert RF. The Phaco Machine in Cataract Surgery Technique: Complications & Management. 2nd Ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders and Co; 2004.

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  1. Fishkind, Bakewell, Maltzman Eye Care and Surgery Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA

    William J. Fishkind (Director)

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  1. Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante, Department of Ophthalmology, Miguel Hernández University, Av. de Denia, s/n, Alicante, 03016, Spain

    Jorge L. Alió MD, PhD (Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology Vissum) (Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology Vissum)

  2. Drs. Fine, Hoffman and Packer, Oregon Health & Science University, 1550 Oak Street, Suite 5, Eugene, OR, 97401, USA

    I. Howard Fine MD

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Fishkind, W.J. (2010). Evolution of Ultrasound Pumps and Fluidics and Ultrasound Power: From Standard Coaxial Towards the Minimal Incision Possible in Cataract Surgery. 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_6

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