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Small Gauge Vitrectomy: Anesthesia, Incision Technique and Cannula Removal

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Vitreo-retinal Surgery

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

    S. Rizzo (Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology) & F. Genovesi-Ebert

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

    F. Patelli (Director Vitreoretinal Service)

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Igea Clinic, Milano, Italy

    F. Patelli (Director Vitreoretinal Service)

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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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Rizzo, S., Genovesi-Ebert, F., Patelli, F. (2009). Small Gauge Vitrectomy: Anesthesia, Incision Technique and Cannula Removal. 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_6

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