A Pilot Study to Propose a "Harm Scale", a New Method to Predict Risk of Harm to the Corneal Endothelium Caused by Longitudinal Phacoemulsification, and the Subsequent Effect of Endothelial Damage on Post Operative Visual Acuity

• Francesco Saverio Sorrentino ,

  * E-mail: dr.fsorrentino@gmail.com

  Affiliation Department of Surgical Sciences, Unit of Ophthalmology, Ospedale Maggiore, Bologna, Italy

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• Claudio Bonifazzi,

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, Section of Human Physiology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

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• Francesco Parmeggiani,

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, Division of Ophthalmology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

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• Paolo Perri

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, Division of Ophthalmology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

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