Surgery of the anterior segment of the eye
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Surgery of the anterior segment of the eye by JoaquiМЃn Barraquer

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Published by Blakistone Division, McGraw-Hill Book Co. in New York .
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  • Eye -- Surgery.

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Edition Notes

Bibliography: v. 1, p. 291-305.

Statement[by] Joaquín Barraquer, Richard C. Troutman [and] Joaquín Rutllán. Translation and adaptation by Richard D. Binkhorst.
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LC ClassificationsRE80 .B3
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Open LibraryOL5889503M
LC Control Number63023111
OCLC/WorldCa7371852

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