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CASE REPORT

Necrotising Anterior Scleritis in a Late-Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis (LORA) Patient

Kenneth G.-J. Ooi , Bathurst Eye Clinic, Bathurst, NSW
,
Richard Wingate , Bathurst Eye Clinic, Bathurst, NSW
&
Paul A. Adler , Bathurst Eye Clinic, Bathurst, NSW
Pages 33-36 | Accepted 11 Dec 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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