Th e prevalence of pterygium in Ankara: a hospital-based study
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Received: 15.08.2011 – Accepted: 21.02.2012 1 Second Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara TURKEY 2 First Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara TURKEY 3 Sincan State Hospital, Ankara TURKEY Correspondence: Özge SARAÇ, Second Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara TURKEY E-mail: [email protected] Introduction
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