Acta Med. 2014, 57: 151-156

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2015.80

INTRA-SCLERAL PARATHALAMUS IMPLANT: EFFICACY AND SAFETY IN RABBIT EYES

Efstathios T. Detorakisa,b, Konstantina Loggakib, Nikolaos Karyotakisb, Harilaos Ginisb

aDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Greece
bInstitute of Vision & Optics, University of Crete, Greece

Received February 23, 2014
Accepted November 28, 2014

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