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18 - Cataract Surgery in the Elderly

from Section 3 - Intraoperative Considerations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 January 2018

By
George A. Dumas  and
Gwendolyn L. Boyd
Edited by
Sheila Ryan Barnett  and
Sara E. Neves
Sheila Ryan Barnett
Affiliation:
Harvard University Medical School, Massachusetts
Sara E. Neves
Affiliation:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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Perioperative Care of the Elderly Patient , pp. 201 - 210
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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