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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Combined low level light therapy and intense pulsed light therapy for the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction

Karl Stonecipher1 Physicians Protocol , Greensboro, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
,
Thomas G Abell2 Abell Eyes , Lexington, KY, USA
,
Bennett Chotiner3 Memorial Eye Institute , Harrisburg, PA, USA
,
Erik Chotiner3 Memorial Eye Institute , Harrisburg, PA, USA
&
Rick Potvin4 Science in Vision , Akron, NY, USA
Pages 993-999 | Published online: 11 Jun 2019

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