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Post-LASIK Ectasia: Twenty Years of a Conundrum

Renato Ambrósio Jr.Department of Ophthalmology, Instituto de Olhos Renato Ambrósio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;Rio de Janeiro Corneal Tomography and Biomechanics Study Group, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil;Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO); Rio de Janeiro, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 66-68 | Received 03 Dec 2018, Accepted 12 Dec 2018, Published online: 21 Jan 2019

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