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Sheldon Herzig
Back to facultyLecturerDepartment of OphthalmologyUniversity of Toronto
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Latest papers
Sub-epithelial gas breakthrough during femtosecond laser flap creation for LASIK.
The British journal of ophthalmology · 2007 · senior author
Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty for post-LASIK ectasia.
Cornea · 2007
2 publications.
01
Sub-epithelial gas breakthrough during femtosecond laser flap creation for LASIK.
Srinivasan S, Herzig S
The British journal of ophthalmology2007Senior author
02
Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty for post-LASIK ectasia.
McAllum PJ, Segev F, Herzig S, Rootman DS
Cornea2007
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