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. 2021 May;35(5):1504-1505.
doi: 10.1038/s41433-020-0997-7. Epub 2020 May 28.

Aerosol generating procedures in intraocular surgery

Roger Wong  1   2   3 , Phillip Bannerjee  4 , Neruban Kumaran  5   4
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Aerosol generating procedures in intraocular surgery

Roger Wong et al. Eye (Lond). 2021 May.
No abstract available

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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Aerosol and droplet generation in phacoemulsfication and vitrectomy (in vitro).
a Aerosol and droplet generation with phacoemulsification hand piece; Arrows points to aerosol and droplet. b No aerosol or droplet formation with 25 gauge vitrector.
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