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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Clinical Observation of Low-Temperature Plasma Ablation Combined with Drug Therapy in the Treatment of Fungal Keratitis

Tao Sun1 Affiliated Eye Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People’s Republic of China;2 Jiangxi Clinical Research Center for Ophthalmic Disease, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, 330006, People’s Republic of China;3 Jiangxi Research Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, 330006, People’s Republic of China;4 Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Ophthalmology, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, 330006, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Bo-Wen Zhang1 Affiliated Eye Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People’s Republic of China;2 Jiangxi Clinical Research Center for Ophthalmic Disease, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, 330006, People’s Republic of China;3 Jiangxi Research Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, 330006, People’s Republic of China;4 Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Ophthalmology, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, 330006, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Rui Xiong1 Affiliated Eye Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People’s Republic of China;2 Jiangxi Clinical Research Center for Ophthalmic Disease, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, 330006, People’s Republic of China;3 Jiangxi Research Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, 330006, People’s Republic of China;4 Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Ophthalmology, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, 330006, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Wen-Tian Zhou1 Affiliated Eye Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People’s Republic of China;2 Jiangxi Clinical Research Center for Ophthalmic Disease, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, 330006, People’s Republic of China;3 Jiangxi Research Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, 330006, People’s Republic of China;4 Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Ophthalmology, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, 330006, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jing-Jing Qiu5 Department of Ophthalmology of The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, 330006, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1895-1904 | Received 08 Dec 2022, Accepted 07 Mar 2023, Published online: 30 Mar 2023

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