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Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2023; 240(04): 391-393
DOI: 10.1055/a-2004-5330
DOI: 10.1055/a-2004-5330
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Conjunctival Foreign Body Granuloma after Pterygium Excision and Adaptation by Polyglactin Sutures
Konjunktivales Fremdkörpergranulom nach Pterygium-Exzision mit Bindehautadaptation durch Polyglactin-Nähte
Abbreviations
OD:
oculus dexter (right eye)
OS:
oculus sinister (left eye)
OU:
oculus uterque (both eyes)
Publication History
Received: 04 October 2022
Accepted: 13 December 2022
Article published online:
25 April 2023
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