Comparison of fibrin glue and suture technique in pterygium surgery performed with limbal autograft

International Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 316-320

  Yüksel, Bora ^a   Unsal, Sultan Kaya ^a   Onat, Sevgi ^a  

^a Izmir Bozyaka Teaching and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fibringlue; Limbal autograft; Pterygium surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890498821     PISSN: 22223959     EISSN: 22274898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2010.04.09     Document Type: Article

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