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. 2023 Sep 1;43(9):1633-1635.
doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000003124.

UTILITY OF A NOVEL EYELID RETRACTOR AND IRRIGATION INSTRUMENT IN MINIMIZING PATIENT-REPORTED DISCOMFORT AFTER INTRAVITREAL INJECTION

William R Bloom  1 , Srinivas Sai A Kondapalli  2
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UTILITY OF A NOVEL EYELID RETRACTOR AND IRRIGATION INSTRUMENT IN MINIMIZING PATIENT-REPORTED DISCOMFORT AFTER INTRAVITREAL INJECTION

William R Bloom et al. Retina. .
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