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Ophthalmic Microsurgical Suturing Techniques

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  1. Cornea/Refractive Surgery, SAUSHEC Ophthalmology, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, Tx, 78234, USA

    Anthony J. Johnson

  2. Emory Vision, 875 Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA, 30342, USA

    R. Doyle Stulting

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  1. Northwestern University, USA

    Marian S. Macsai MD (Professor and Vice Chair Ophthalmology and Chief) (Professor and Vice Chair Ophthalmology and Chief)

  2. Division of Ophtho, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, 2050 Pfingsten Rd., Glenview, Il, 60025, USA

    Marian S. Macsai MD (Professor and Vice Chair Ophthalmology and Chief) (Professor and Vice Chair Ophthalmology and Chief)

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Johnson, A.J., Stulting, R.D. (2007). Knot-Tying Principles and Techniques. In: Macsai, M.S. (eds) Ophthalmic Microsurgical Suturing Techniques. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68041-3_3

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