Corneal injury secondary to accidental Surgilube exposure.
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Author Affiliations: Universidade Nove de Julho, São Paulo, Brazil (Dr Lopes); and Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland (Drs ZayitSoudry, Moshiri, S. B. Bressler, and N. M. Bressler). Correspondence: Dr N. M. Bressler, Wilmer Eye Institute, Maumenee 752, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287-9227 (nmboffice@jhmi .edu). Author Contributions: All authors had full access to all of the data in the study, and Dr N. M. Bressler takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Financial Disclosure: None reported. Funding/Support: This work was supported by unrestricted research gifts to the Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, the Julia G. Levy, PhD, Professorship (Dr S. B. Bressler), the Research to Prevent Blindness Senior Scientific Investigator Award (Dr N. M. Bressler), and the James P. Gills Professorship (Dr N. M. Bressler). Role of the Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University had no role in the design and conduct of the study; in the collection, analysis, or interpretation of the data; or in the preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of ophthalmology
دوره 129 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011