Pterygium surgery in victoria: A survey of ophthalmologists

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 271-275

  Snibson, Grant R ^a   Luu, Chi D ^a   Taylor, Hugh R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beta irradiation; Conjunctival transplantation; Pterygium; Recurrent pterygium; Survey

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONJUNCTIVA; ELECTRON THERAPY; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PTERYGIUM; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCLERA; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE NECROSIS; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 0031771202     PISSN: 08149763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1998.tb01329.x     Document Type: Article

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