West Indian punctate keratopathy in a Caucasian.
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چکیده
We present a patient with the picture of corneal white spots, very similar in morphology to those described in native West Indians, occurring here in a Caucasian. Their aetiology remains obscure.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 64 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1980