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Complications of Excimer Laser Surgery

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Cataract and Refractive Surgery

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Dental College Suidobashi Hospital, 2-9-18 Misaki-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0061, Japan

    Hiroko Bissen-Miyajima MD (Prof.)

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  1. Augenklinik der Johann Wolfgang, Goethe-Universität, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt, Germany

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  2. Department of Opthalmology, 6565 Fannin NC 205, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Douglas D. Koch MD (Prof.) (Prof.)

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Bissen-Miyajima, H. (2006). Complications of Excimer Laser Surgery. In: Kohnen, T., Koch, D.D. (eds) Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Essentials in Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30796-6_8

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