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Controversies in the Management of Infantile Cataract

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Pediatric Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Genetics

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  1. Emory Eye Center, 1365-B Clifton Road, N.E., Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA

    Scott R. Lambert MD

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  1. Department of Paediatric Ophthalmology Strabismology and Ophthalmogenetics Klinikum, University of Regensburg, Franz Josef Strauss Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Germany

    Birgit Lorenz MD (Professor of Ophthalmology and Ophthalmic Genetics) (Professor of Ophthalmology and Ophthalmic Genetics)

  2. Division of Inherited Eye Disease, Institute of Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Road, London, EC1V 9EL, UK

    Anthony T. Moore MA, FRCS, FRCOphth

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Lambert, S.R. (2006). Controversies in the Management of Infantile Cataract. In: Lorenz, B., Moore, A.T. (eds) Pediatric Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Genetics. Essentials in Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-31220-X_6

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