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CLINICAL TRIAL REPORT

Evaluating a Sustained-Release Dexamethasone Insert as Adjunctive Therapy for Inflammation and Pain Post-Corneal Transplantation

Hasan Alsetri1 Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Education City, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar;2 Advanced Vision Care, Los Angeles, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Nicole Fram2 Advanced Vision Care, Los Angeles, CA, USA;3 Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7170-8685View further author information
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Orly Shiler2 Advanced Vision Care, Los Angeles, CA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5015-2008View further author information
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Pages 2083-2091 | Received 27 Feb 2024, Accepted 10 Jul 2024, Published online: 23 Jul 2024

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