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Original Article

Microbiology and Visual Outcome of Bleb-associated Endophthalmitis

Turki A. Al-TurkiDepartment of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
, MD,
Sami Al-ShahwanKing Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
, MD,
Hani S. Al-MezaineDepartment of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
, MD,
Dustan KangaveResearch Centre, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
, MSc &
Ahmed M. Abu El-AsrarDepartment of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, PhD
Pages 121-126 | Received 19 Mar 2009, Accepted 28 Sep 2009, Published online: 06 Apr 2010

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