Late detachment of Descemet's membrane after penetrating keratoplasty for pellucid marginal degeneration
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2451-9936
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2018.12.016