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Surgical intervention for corneal involvement in xeroderma pigmentosa

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The authors would like to thank Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation and Hyderabad Eye Institute

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  1. Cornea and Anterior Segment Services, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, L.V. Prasad Marg, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, 500 034, India

    Sunita Chaurasia & Muralidhar Ramappa

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Chaurasia, S., Ramappa, M. Surgical intervention for corneal involvement in xeroderma pigmentosa. Int Ophthalmol 32, 1–2 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-012-9524-6

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