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SMall Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE): It’s what’s new in laser vision correction

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Kathryn Hatch, MD, Contributor

Kathryn M. Hatch, MD is the Director of Refractive Surgery at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and the Site Director of Mass. Eye and Ear Waltham. She is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. … See Full Bio
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