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Risk of post-operative visual loss and robotic surgery

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  1. Bristol Urological Institute, Southmead Hospital, Westbury On Trym, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK

    Jonathan Aning & Anthony Koupparis

  2. Bristol Eye Hospital, Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol, BS1 2LX, UK

    Jeremy Diamond

  3. Flat 3, 10 Hensmans Hill, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 4PE, UK

    Anthony Koupparis

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Aning, J., Diamond, J. & Koupparis, A. Risk of post-operative visual loss and robotic surgery. J Robotic Surg 6, 275–276 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11701-012-0363-2

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