Not enough cataract surgeons.
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The Esposito Erisophake and Cataract Extraction.
IN 1953 I described an erisophake (Esposito, 1953), which I had devised in 1950, and which I had been, and have been, using since that time in cataract surgery. Since the original article appeared, this instrument has been used successfully and extensively by many ophthalmologists as noted by many writers, including Hope-Robertson (1954) and Givnor (1953). Of interest has been the attempted mod...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 74 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990