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Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty

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  1. Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery, Laan Op Zuid 390, 3071 AA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Gerrit R.J. Melles MD

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  2. Cornea & External Diseases Service, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, EC1V 2PD, UK

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Melles, G.R. (2006). Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty. In: Reinhard, T., Larkin, D. (eds) Cornea and External Eye Disease. Essentials in Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-31226-9_5

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