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Original Research

Perceived difficulties and barriers to uptake of Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty among surgeons

Sidra Zafar1 Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Jack S Parker2 Parker Cornea, Birmingham, AL, USA;3 Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery-United States of America, San Diego, CA, USA
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Christa de Kort3 Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery-United States of America, San Diego, CA, USA;4 Melles Cornea Clinic, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Gerrit Melles3 Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery-United States of America, San Diego, CA, USA;4 Melles Cornea Clinic, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Shameema Sikder1 Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1055-1061 | Published online: 21 Jun 2019

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