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A Novel Technique of Rescuing Capsulorhexis Radial Tear-out using a Cystotome
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Fundamentals of retraction-A video vignette
Ee Wen Lim1, Nan Zun Teo1, Neng Wei Wong1
1Department of General Surgery, Changi General Hospital, Singapore City, Singapore.
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