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VOLUME 44 , ISSUE 1ENG ( Feb-2016, 2016 ) > List of Articles

Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE). Fundamentals of Technique and Clinical Outcomes

Dan Z Reinstein, Timothy J Archer, Marine Gobbe

Citation Information : Reinstein DZ, Archer TJ, Gobbe M. Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE). Fundamentals of Technique and Clinical Outcomes. 2016; 44 (1ENG):17-20.

DOI: 10.5005/highlights-44-1-17

Published Online: 28-01-2021

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2016; Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd.


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