Experimental Study of Plastic Material as Replacement for the Cornea*: A Preliminary Report

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From the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and the Massachusetts General Hospital. This work was supported in part by the Office of Naval Research, Nonr469(00)- NR 115-163 and by the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness

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