Initial experience using the transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy system for vitreoretinal surgery.

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Published in Ophthalmology on October 01, 2002

Authors

Gildo Y Fujii1, Eugene De Juan, Mark S Humayun, Tom S Chang, Dante J Pieramici, Aaron Barnes, David Kent

Author Affiliations

1: Microsurgery Advanced Design Laboratory, Doheny Eye Institute, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA.

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