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. 2011 Oct 4;183(14):1621.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.110549. Epub 2011 Aug 8.

Cataract surgery

Jonathan A Micieli  1 , Steve A Arshinoff
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Cataract surgery

Jonathan A Micieli et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Injection of prophylactic antibiotic to reduce the risk of postoperative infection and to inflate the eye to a normal intraocular pressure. The artificial intraocular lens is seen beneath the surgical instrument.
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