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Whole Vitreous Humor Dissection for Vitreodynamic Analysis
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Whole Vitreous Humor Dissection for Vitreodynamic Analysis

Published on: May 24, 2015

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Qian-Ying Gao1, Yue Fu1, Yan-Nian Hui2

  • 1State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, Guangdong Province, China.

International Journal of Ophthalmology
|June 19, 2015
PubMed

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artificial vitreousfoldable capsular vitreous bodysilicone oilvitreous substitute

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