Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 8 , Pages 1259-1263 , August 2006

Scleral fixation using suture retrieval through a scleral tunnel

,Accepted 9 February 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.02.065

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 8 , Pages 1259-1263 , August 2006

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