Corneal dystrophies as a cause of recurrent erosions
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Ten-year results of phototherapeutic keratectomy on recurrent corneal erosions.
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Ophthalmologica
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1755-375X,1755-3768
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2019.8251