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Use of a hand-held fan to prevent fogging of the wide angle viewing system during vitrectomy

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Gulhane School of Medicine, The University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey

    Murat Kucukevcilioglu & Ali Hakan Durukan

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Kucukevcilioglu, M., Durukan, A.H. Use of a hand-held fan to prevent fogging of the wide angle viewing system during vitrectomy. Int Ophthalmol 41, 2937–2939 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-021-01871-5

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