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Atopic rhinitis: a risk factor for spontaneous wound dehiscence following removal of a continuous penetrating keratoplasty suture

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    Hari Jayaram & Michael G. Falcon

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Jayaram, H., Falcon, M.G. Atopic rhinitis: a risk factor for spontaneous wound dehiscence following removal of a continuous penetrating keratoplasty suture. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 243, 958–959 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-005-1136-7

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