Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 12 , Pages 2008-2009 , December 2007

Reducing the risk of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery

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PII: S0886-3350(07)01616-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.07.048

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 12 , Pages 2008-2009 , December 2007