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Micropulse Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation

Youssef Abdelmassih, Karim Tomey, Ziad Khoueir

Keywords : Glaucoma therapy, Glaucoma treatment, Micropulse, Micropulse transscleral cyclophotocoagulation

Citation Information : Abdelmassih Y, Tomey K, Khoueir Z. Micropulse Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation. J Curr Glaucoma Pract 2021; 15 (1):1-7.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10078-1298

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 21-07-2021

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2021; The Author(s).


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