Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology, Volume. 25, Issue 4, 271(2025)

Research status on medical quality control in pterygium surgery

LIN Tong1, CHU Ruilin1, WEN Wen1, CHENG Jingyi1, GAO Hua2, and GONG Lan1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200031, China
  • 2Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, China
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    Received: Apr. 9, 2025

    Accepted: Aug. 25, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 25, 2025

    The Author Email: GONG Lan (13501798683@139.com)

    DOI:10.14166/j.issn.1671-2420.2025.04.004

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