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Laser pointers: how much does the general medical community know?

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  1. Vitreoretinal Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Sulaiman M. Alsulaiman

  2. Dammam University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

    Abdullah Al-Qahtani

  3. Ophthalmology Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Ahmed Mousa

  4. Ophthalmology, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 112412, Abu Dhabi, UAE

    Nicola G. Ghazi

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Alsulaiman, S.M., Al-Qahtani, A., Mousa, A. et al. Laser pointers: how much does the general medical community know?. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 255, 635–636 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-016-3571-z

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