Entropion in Hong Kong.
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چکیده
TRACHOMA persists as a major scourge in the causation of blindness in the Far East. Of its many complications and sequelae, entropion is undoubtedly the commonest. Apart from the cataract operation, which restores sight, an entropion operation is perhaps the most gratifying in the field of ophthalmology. The following is a report on 1,252 cases of entropion seen in the Ophthalmic Department, Kowloon Hospital, and the Violet Peel Eye Centre, Hong Kong, from December 1, 1955, to October 25, 1956, and from September 1, 1954, to December 31, 1955, respectively. Utilizing the great number of cases encountered, an attempt has been made to compile some statistics which may prove of interest.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 43 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1959