Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 705-706 , May 2006

Perioperative antibiotics in phacoemulsification

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PII: S0886-3350(06)00109-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.01.059

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 5 , Pages 705-706 , May 2006