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Laser Treatment in Intraocular Tumors

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Some of the more important conditions that lend themselves to this modality of management are discussed below.

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A. R., K., I. O., N. (2023). Laser Treatment in Intraocular Tumors. In: Grzybowski, A., Luttrull, J.K., Kozak, I. (eds) Retina Lasers in Ophthalmology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25779-7_8

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