Usher syndrome associated with Fuchs’ heterochromic uveitis: a case report
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Usher syndrome associated with Fuchs’ heterochromic uveitis: a case report
We report a case of Usher syndrome in association with unilateral Fuchs' heterochromic uveitis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Ophthalmology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1177-5483
DOI: 10.2147/opth.s19525