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Afshar, A., Pongsachareonnont, P., Siegner, S. et al. Trendelenburg positioning with temporal approach for vitreoretinal surgery in a patient with severe kyphosis. Eye 28, 1261–1263 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.2014.171
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