Combined trabeculotomy-trabeculectomy for congenital glaucoma.
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Combined trabeculotomy-trabeculectomy compared with primary trabeculectomy for congenital glaucoma.
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.78.10.735