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Complications of Intracanalicular Plugs: A Case Series

Varajini JoganathanSpecialist Registrar in Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, James Paget University Hospital, Norfolk NR31 6LA
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Purnima MehtaSpecialist Registrar in Ophthalmology, Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham B18 7QH
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Aidan MurrayConsultant Ophthalmic, Oculoplastic and Orbit Surgeon, Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham B18 7QH
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Omar M. DurraniConsultant Ophthalmic, Oculoplastic and Orbit Surgeon, Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham B18 7QHCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 271-273 | Received 23 Dec 2009, Accepted 29 Jan 2010, Published online: 02 Sep 2010

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