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Incidence of post-cataract endophthalmitis with intracameral cefuroxime

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  1. National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

    Colin S. H. Tan, Louis W. Lim & Vernon S. Chow

  2. Fundus Image Reading Center, National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Singapore, Singapore

    Colin S. H. Tan

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Tan, C.S.H., Lim, L.W. & Chow, V.S. Incidence of post-cataract endophthalmitis with intracameral cefuroxime. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 254, 1437–1438 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-016-3287-0

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