Trichiasis
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Anagnostakis' Operation for Trichiasis
Some time ago in another paper there was a symposium on the subject of which was the best operation for trichiasis. The contributors described many methods, but here in India where trichiasis is so common the operation performed by Anagnostakis has not received the attention which it deserves, so I wish to bring it before the attention of your readers. During the past three months I have perfor...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
سال: 1874
ISSN: 0096-6762,1533-4406
DOI: 10.1056/nejm187410010911402