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Response to Letter

Complete and Early Vitrectomy for Endophthalmitis After Cataract Surgery: An Alternative Treatment Paradigm [Response To Letter]

Bernard Dib1 Retina Specialists of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA;2 Helen Keller Foundation for Research and Education, Birmingham, Al, USA;3 University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Department of Ophthalmology, Birmingham, Al, USA;4 UAB Callahan Eye Hospital, Birmingham, Al, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8973-9503
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Robert E Morris1 Retina Specialists of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA;2 Helen Keller Foundation for Research and Education, Birmingham, Al, USA;3 University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Department of Ophthalmology, Birmingham, Al, USA;4 UAB Callahan Eye Hospital, Birmingham, Al, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Matthew H Oltmanns1 Retina Specialists of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA;2 Helen Keller Foundation for Research and Education, Birmingham, Al, USA;3 University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Department of Ophthalmology, Birmingham, Al, USA;4 UAB Callahan Eye Hospital, Birmingham, Al, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7369-8268
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Mathew R Sapp1 Retina Specialists of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA;2 Helen Keller Foundation for Research and Education, Birmingham, Al, USA;3 University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Department of Ophthalmology, Birmingham, Al, USA;4 UAB Callahan Eye Hospital, Birmingham, Al, USA
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Jay P Glover5 Retina Consultants of Nashville, Nashville, TN, USA
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Ferenc Kuhn2 Helen Keller Foundation for Research and Education, Birmingham, Al, USA;6 Milos Eye Hospital, Belgrade, Serbia;7 Zagorskiego Eye Hospital, Krakow, Poland
Pages 3705-3707 | Published online: 02 Sep 2021

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