Intravitreal ranibizumab as adjuvant treatment for neovascular glaucoma
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1982-8551
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-72802013000200010