Management of Radiation-Induced Severe Anophthalmic Socket Contracture in Patients With Uveal Melanoma
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عنوان ژورنال: Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0740-9303
DOI: 10.1097/iop.0b013e31824dd9b8