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[Secondary glaucoma].
Our study of 1,254 patients with uveitis disclosed that nearly 10% had glaucoma as an additional visionrobbing feature of their disease, adding yet another dimension to the difficulties already posed by the inflammatory insult to the macula. Our data were similar to prior reports of the prevalence of glaucoma associated with selected specific uveitic entities.2-12 The prevalence has been especi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Chitwan Medical College
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2091-2889,2091-2412
DOI: 10.3126/jcmc.v7i3.23690