Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 8 , Pages 1477-1478 , August 2005

Unusual presentation of angle-closure glaucoma treated by phacoemulsification

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PII: S0886-3350(05)00661-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2005.08.013

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 8 , Pages 1477-1478 , August 2005

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