منابع مشابه
Punctate keratopathy of West Indians.
Clinical Features (Fig. 1, overleaf) The condition appears to be asymptomatic and presents as a chance clinical finding. The corneal lesions are round, discrete dense opacities 0 5 mm. or less in diameter. They lie at the level of Bowman's membrane and usually extend just into the superficial stroma. The typical lesion has a striking white or creamy, rather porous-looking centre, and this is su...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1968
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.52.12.865