Visual loss in metastatic sclerochoroidal calcification
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Sclerochoroidal calcification: clinical manifestations and systemic associations.
BACKGROUND Sclerochoroidal calcification is an unusual ocular condition that is believed to be idiopathic in most cases. OBJECTIVES To describe the clinical manifestations of sclerochoroidal calcification and to investigate its possible systemic associations. METHODS This noncomparative consecutive case series included patients diagnosed as having sclerochoroidal calcification based on clin...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eye
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0950-222X,1476-5454
DOI: 10.1038/eye.1995.162