Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 9 , Pages 1989-1992 , September 2004

Role of the endothelial pump in flap adhesion after laser in situ keratomileusis

,Accepted 22 January 2004.

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PII: S0886-3350(04)00357-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.01.045

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 9 , Pages 1989-1992 , September 2004

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