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25-Gauge Transconjunctival Sutureless Vitrectomy for Vitreous and Retinal/Choroidal Biopsy

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Vitreo-retinal Surgery

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  1. Retina and Vitreous Service Clinica Oftalmológica Centro Caracas, The Arevalo-Coutinho Foundation for Research in Ophthalmology, Caracas, Venezuela

    J. F. Arevalo (Professor and Chairman) & J. G. Sanchez Retina and Vitreous Fellow

  2. Jacobs Retina Center Shiley Eye Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA

    W. R. Freeman

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  1. Eye Surgery Clinic, Santa Chiara Hospital, Via Roma, 67, 56100, Pisa, Italy

    Stanislao Rizzo MD (Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology) (Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology)

  2. Milano Retina Center, via Pietro Mascagni, 20, 20122, Milano, Italy

    Fabio Patelli MD

  3. University of Toronto, 23 Ivor Rd., North York, Ontario, M4N 2H3, Canada

    David R. Chow MD

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Arevalo, J.F., Sanchez, J.G., Freeman, W.R. (2009). 25-Gauge Transconjunctival Sutureless Vitrectomy for Vitreous and Retinal/Choroidal Biopsy. In: Rizzo, S., Patelli, F., Chow, D.R. (eds) Vitreo-retinal Surgery. Essentials in Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68586-9_15

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