American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 126, Issue 3 , Pages 362-372 , September 1998

The Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study (COMS) randomized trial of pre-enucleation radiation of large choroidal melanoma III: local complications and observations following enucleation COMS report no. 11

  • Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study Group

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Andrew P. Schachat, MD, Retinal Vascular Center, The Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287-9275; phone: (410) 955-7411

,Accepted 14 May 1998.

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