Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 10 , Page 1673 , October 2007

Reply: Patching to prevent postoperative endophthalmitis

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PII: S0886-3350(07)01221-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.06.028

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 10 , Page 1673 , October 2007

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