Ocular Manifestations of Sarcoidosis : An Ophthalmologist ’ s View
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Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease, which may in volve any part of the eye and its adnexal tissues. Although the first manifestation of systemic sarcoidosis is often ophthalmic involve ment, nonophthalmologists are not familiar with its ocular man ifestations, especially when described in ophthalmologic terms. In this article, the author intends to describe the ocular manifestations of sarcoidosis in the terms of a nonophthalmologist.
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