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Editorial
. 2018 Sep;38(9):1639-1641.
doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000002280.

Is It Time to Abandon Subconjunctival Antibiotics following Pars Plana Vitrectomy?

John W Hinkle  1 , Nidhi Relhan, Harry W Flynn Jr
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Editorial

Is It Time to Abandon Subconjunctival Antibiotics following Pars Plana Vitrectomy?

John W Hinkle et al. Retina. 2018 Sep.
No abstract available

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Competing Interests/Disclosures: The authors declare that they have no competing interests (financial or nonfinancial).

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