Corneal Stromal Calcification After Topical Steroid-Phosphate Therapy
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Corneal stromal calcification after topical steroid-phosphate therapy.
Secondary corneal calcification involving the full thickness of the stroma is a rare potential complication of severe dry eye conditions, recurrent corneal ulcerations, chronic ocular inflammation, or multiple surgical procedures. We describe on a patient with unusual, hitherto unreported calcareous degeneration of the corneal stroma after topical steroid-phosphate therapy for chronic keratocon...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Ophthalmology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0003-9950
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.117.10.1414