Topical timolol for periocular hemangioma: report of further study.
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Author Affiliations: Departments of Oncology and Vitreoretina (Dr Khetan) and Ocular Pathology (Drs Biswas and Kumar), Sankara Nethralaya, and Department of Medical Oncology, Apollo Hospitals (Dr Raja), Chennai, India; and Departments of Ophthalmology (Drs AlKharusi and Ganesh) and Child Health (Dr Al-Futaisi), Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Sultanate of Oman. Correspondence: Dr Khetan, Department of Ocular Oncology, Retina, and Vitreous, Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, 18 College Rd, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600006, India ([email protected]). Financial Disclosure: None reported.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of ophthalmology
دوره 129 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011