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Research Article

Modified grading system for upper eyelid trachomatous trichiasis

Muluken Melese ORBIS International-Ethiopia, Departments of Ophthalmology
,
Wondu Alemayehu The Menelik II Hospital
,
Abebe Bejiga The Medical Faculty, Addis Ababa University
,
Yilikal Adamu Community Health Department, Medical Faculty, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
&
Alemayehu Worku ORBIS International-Ethiopia, Departments of OphthalmologyCorrespondence [email protected]
Pages 75-80 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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