Reply: Pigmented ocular surface squamous neoplasia
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Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia
The ocular surface is composed of the conjunctiva and the cornea. The conjunctiva is a mucous membrane which covers the globe and inner part of the eyelids. The morphology of conjunctival epithelial cells are nonkeratinized stratified epithelia which vary from cuboidal over the tarsus, to columnar in the fornices, to squamous epithelia on the globe. Goblet cells account for up to 10% of the bas...
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عنوان ژورنال: Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0976-6677
DOI: 10.4103/kjo.kjo_103_17