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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Miguel Hernández University, Medical School Vissum Corporation, Avda de Denia s/n Edificio Vissum, 03016, Alicante, Spain

    Mohamed H. Shabayek M.D, M.Sc.

  2. Miguel Hernández University, Medical School Vissum Corporation, Avda de Denia s/n Edificio Vissum, 03016, Alicante, Spain

    Jorge L. Alió M.D., Ph.D. (Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology)

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  2. Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago, 3.138 EEI MC 648, 1855 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Dimitri T. Azar M.D. (Professor and Head) (Professor and Head)

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Shabayek, M.H., Alió, J.L. (2008). Complications of Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments. In: Alió, J.L., Azar, D.T. (eds) Management of Complications in Refractive Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-37584-5_16

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