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Original Research

Diathermy for 23-gauge sclerotomy: a functional and morphologic study to avoid ocular hypotony

Soraya Horowitz1 Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Naval Marcilio Dias, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8147-802X
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Nadyr A Damasceno1 Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Naval Marcilio Dias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Felipe Muralha2 Department of Ophthalmology, The Universidade Federal de São Paulo, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6092-8922
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Maurício B Pereira3 Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1527-4448
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Mauricio Maia2 Department of Ophthalmology, The Universidade Federal de São Paulo, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7034-8091
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Eduardo F Damasceno3 Department of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1703-1710 | Published online: 04 Sep 2019

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