Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 33, Issue 5 , Pages 239-244 , October 2010

The use of contact lenses in the treatment of persistent epithelial defects

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doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2010.06.004

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 33, Issue 5 , Pages 239-244 , October 2010

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