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VIDEO: Amniotic membranes changing treatment for OSD

Issue: March 2019 2019

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NEW ORLEANS – "Amniotic membranes have changed the way we provide treatment for ocular surface disorders like advanced ocular surface disease (OSD), corneal abrasions, corneal erosions and a plethora of other conditions," Walt Whitley MBA, OD, FAAO, said at SECO.

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