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Supplemental Issue: Spectrum of Uveitis in Asia Pacific - Original Article

Epidemiology of Uveitis in a Tertiary Eye Center in Myanmar

May Z. A. WinDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Medicine (1), Yangon, MyanmarCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2687-2283
, MB, BS, MMedSc(Ophth), MSc(Retina), MRCSEd(Ophth) ORCID Icon,
Tin WinDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Medicine (1), Yangon, Myanmar
, MB, BS, MMedSc(Ophth), DrMedSc(Ophth),
San MyintDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Medicine (1), Yangon, MyanmarORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0325-1396
, MB, BS, MMed(Ophth), FRCSEd(Ophth), DrMedSc(Ophth) ORCID Icon,
Thazin ShweDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Medicine (1), Yangon, MyanmarORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-3642-7666
, MB, BS, MMedSc(Ophth), MRCSEd(Ophth), DrMedSc(Ophth) ORCID Icon &
Hla SandarDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Medicine (1), Yangon, MyanmarORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0301-6994
, MB, BS, MMedSc(Ophth), MRCSEd(Ophth), FICO ORCID Icon
Pages S69-S74 | Received 27 Oct 2015, Accepted 15 Dec 2015, Published online: 11 Mar 2016

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