Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 8 , Pages 1485-1487 , August 2007

Bilateral surgically induced scleritis following phacoemulsification

,Accepted 5 April 2007.

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PII: S0886-3350(07)00829-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.04.023

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 8 , Pages 1485-1487 , August 2007