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Pioneers in the history of orbital decompression for Graves' ophthalmopathy

R.U. Kroenlein (1847–1910), O. Hirsch (1877–1965) and H.C. Naffziger (1884–1961)

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Alper, M.G. Pioneers in the history of orbital decompression for Graves' ophthalmopathy. Doc Ophthalmol 89, 163–171 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01203409

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