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  1. Vissum/Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante, Avda de Denia s/n, Edificio Vissum, 03016 Alicante, Spain

    Jorge L. Alió

  2. Vissum-Instituto Oftalmologico de Alicante, Department of Research and Development, Alicante, Spain

    Pawel Klonowski & Jose L. Rodriguez-Prats

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  1. Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante, Department of Ophthalmology, Miguel Hernández University, Av. de Denia, s/n, Alicante, 03016, Spain

    Jorge L. Alió MD, PhD (Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology Vissum) (Professor and Chairman of Ophthalmology Vissum)

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Alió, J.L., Klonowski, P., Rodriguez-Prats, J.L. (2010). MICS Instrumentation. In: Alió, J.L., Fine, I.H. (eds) Minimizing Incisions and Maximizing Outcomes in Cataract Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02862-5_5

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