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Comment
. 2021 Apr;35(4):1274.
doi: 10.1038/s41433-020-1016-8. Epub 2020 Jun 15.

Phacoemulsification and pars plana vitrectomy: no evidence of an increased risk of aerosol transmission

Peter Cackett  1 , Harry Bennett  2
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Comment

Phacoemulsification and pars plana vitrectomy: no evidence of an increased risk of aerosol transmission

Peter Cackett et al. Eye (Lond). 2021 Apr.
No abstract available

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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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