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Ocular Immunology and Inflammation Volume 20, 2012 - Issue 2
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Letter to the Editors

Ophthalmomyiasis Externa Caused by Muscae Fly Larva in Deserts of the Thar

Punit K. SinghDepartment of Ophthalmology, Dr S N Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
, MS,
Prabhu PrakashDepartment of Microbiology, Dr S N Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
, MD,
Subhadra SinghDr S N Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
, MS,
Manju SinghMJ Hospital, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
, MS,
Shanker Singh ShekhawatDr S N Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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Chandrashekhar VyasDepartment of Ophthalmology, Dr S N Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
, MS &
Gajesh BhargavDepartment of Ophthalmology, Dr S N Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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Pages 145-147 | Received 18 Nov 2011, Accepted 02 Jan 2012, Published online: 12 Mar 2012

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