Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 377-378 , March 2006

Eyelid contamination as a cause of endophthalmitis

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PII: S0886-3350(05)01080-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2005.12.084

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 377-378 , March 2006

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