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Small gauge vitrectomy is the state of art technique for VR surgery today. In this chapter the essential features of this technique are described in an easy to understand fashion. In addition, we explain how the novel double blade vitreous cutter works.
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Tomic, Z., Spandau, U. (2022). Basics of Small Gauge Vitrectomy. In: Spandau, U., Tomic, Z., Ruiz-Casas, D. (eds) Retinal Detachment Surgery and Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11946-0_3
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