Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 29-35 , February 2010

Vision Loss as a Complication of Nonophthalmologic Surgery: Implications for Care for the Perianesthesia Nurse

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doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2009.11.003

Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 29-35 , February 2010

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