Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 51-77 , January 2004

The amniotic membrane in ophthalmology

  • Harminder S Dua, MD, FRCS, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint address: Harminder S. Dua, Division of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, B floor, Eye Ear Nose Throat Centre, University Hospital, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, United Kingdom.
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  • Jose A.P Gomes, MD, PhD

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  • Anthony J King, MD, FRCS

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  • V.Senthil Maharajan, MS, FRCS

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Survey of Ophthalmology
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