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Clinical Approach , Investigations and Management In Infectious Uveitis – An Overview
Uveitis is a chronic inflammatory disease. The etiopathogenesis of various uveitic conditions are varied. The distinct established entity called uveitis can be further broken up into a myriad subtypes. Several modalities of classifications exist with regard to anatomy, duration, etiology and pathology. However a more crucial differentiation ought to be made between infectious and non-infectious...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0301-4738
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.114093