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The tarsectomy operation of A.P.L. Gillet de Grandmont (1837–1894) and its periodic rediscovery

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Reifler, D.M. The tarsectomy operation of A.P.L. Gillet de Grandmont (1837–1894) and its periodic rediscovery. Doc Ophthalmol 89, 153–162 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01203408

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