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VOLUME 40 , ISSUE 1ENG ( Feb-2012, 2012 ) > List of Articles

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Managing Failing Blebs after Trabeculectomy

Heloisa Andrade Maestrini, Carlos Akira Omi

Citation Information : Maestrini HA, Omi CA. Managing Failing Blebs after Trabeculectomy. 2012; 40 (1ENG):16-19.

DOI: 10.5005/hoo-10101-40104

Published Online: 21-09-2020

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2012; Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd.


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