Brief ReportsPosterior lamellar keratoplasty for a case of pseudophakic bullous keratopathy1☆,
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This study was supported by the Van Loenen Martinet Corneal Fellowship from the Rotterdamse Vereniging van Blindenbelangen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (G.R.J.M., W.H.B.).
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Accepted for publication Aug 28, 1998.