Spontaneous reduction in myopic correction following varicella disciform stromal keratitis
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Hawksworth following varicella disciform stromal keratitis Spontaneous reduction in myopic correction
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.86.8.939