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Original Article

Quantitative Evaluation of Ocular Surface Inflammation in Patients with Different Grade of Conjunctivochalasis

Eszter FodorCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Stefano BarabinoOcular Surface Research Center, Department of Neurosciences, Ophthalmology and Genetics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
,
Elisa MontaldoDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Maria Cristina Mingari
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Maurizio RolandoOcular Surface Research Center, Department of Neurosciences, Ophthalmology and Genetics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
Pages 665-669 | Received 07 Oct 2009, Accepted 10 Mar 2010, Published online: 30 Jul 2010

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