Assessment of tear secretion and tear film instability in cases with pterygium and normal subjects
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Assessment of tear secretion and tear film instability in cases with pterygium and normal subjects.
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عنوان ژورنال: Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2091-0320,2072-6805
DOI: 10.3126/nepjoph.v5i1.7816