Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 8 , Pages 1242-1245 , August 2008

Use of trypan blue dye during conversion of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty to penetrating keratoplasty

,Accepted 30 March 2008.

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 No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(08)00567-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.03.048

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 34, Issue 8 , Pages 1242-1245 , August 2008

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