Supernumerary Punctum on the Caruncle.
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چکیده
SUPERNUMERARY puncta were noted by MacKenzie (1854), several cases of supernumerary puncta on the lid margin, the skin of the eyelid, and the conjunctival surface have been reported in the literature. Occasionally, we have also seen cases of supernumerary puncta on the lid margin. We have found only two references (Schoute, 1901; Hamburger, 1937) to supernumerary puncta on the caruncle in the available literature, and the following is the first case seen in this department.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 46 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1962