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Original Investigation

Mini-monoka stenting for patients with perennial allergic conjunctivitis

Lior OrDepartment of Ophthalmology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Tzrifin, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
,
David ZadokDepartment of Ophthalmology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Tzrifin, Israel
&
Morris E. HartsteinDepartment of Ophthalmology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Tzrifin, Israel
Pages 285-289 | Received 07 Jun 2018, Accepted 28 Aug 2018, Published online: 11 Sep 2018

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