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Dramatic decrease in intraocular pressure following topical administration of cycloplegics in an aphakic child.

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Gohar A Salam, Robert Rothman, David B Granet, Sylvia Kodsi. 2005. Dramatic decrease in intraocular pressure following topical administration of cycloplegics in an aphakic child.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaapos.2004.11.021

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