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Extraocular Conditions

Tacrolimus Ointment for Refractory Posterior Blepharitis

Fernando Eiji Sakassegawa-NavesDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilView further author information
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Helena Maria Moraes RicciDepartment of Ophthalmology, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil;Department of Ophthalmology, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, BrazilView further author information
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Bernardo Kaplan MoscoviciDepartment of Ophthalmology, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil;Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Daniela Akemi MiyamotoDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Brenda Biagio ChiacchioDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Ricardo HolzchuhDepartment of Ophthalmology, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil;Department of Ophthalmology, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Ruth Muyuki SantoDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Richard Yudi HidaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil;Eye Bank, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil;Department of Ophthalmology, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1440-1444 | Received 29 Sep 2016, Accepted 30 May 2017, Published online: 18 Sep 2017

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