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Cataract and Refractive Surgery

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  1. Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante, Edificio VISSUM, Avda. Denia, s/n, 03016, Alicante, Spain

    Jorge L. Alió y Sanz MD (Prof. and Medical Director) & Mohamed H. Shabayek MD

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    Douglas D. Koch MD (Prof.) (Prof.)

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Alió y Sanz, J.L., Shabayek, M.H. (2006). Intracorneal Implants. In: Kohnen, T., Koch, D.D. (eds) Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Essentials in Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30796-6_12

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