Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 966-969 , May 2003

Surgical management of postoperative endophthalmitis: comparison of 2 techniques

  • Süleyman Kaynak, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dokuz Eylul University, School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, İzmir, Turkey
    • None of the authors has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
    • ,
  • F.Hakan Öner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to F. Hakan Öner, MD, 915 Sok. No: 126, 35030 Bornova, İzmir, Turkey.
    • Dokuz Eylul University, School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, İzmir, Turkey
    • None of the authors has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
    • ,
  • Nilüfer Koçak, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dokuz Eylul University, School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, İzmir, Turkey
    • None of the authors has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
    • ,
  • Güray Çıngıl, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dokuz Eylul University, School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, İzmir, Turkey
    • None of the authors has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

,Accepted 19 September 2002.

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PII: S0886-3350(02)01892-8

doi: 10.1016/S0886-3350(02)01892-8

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 966-969 , May 2003

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