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Clinical Features and Complications of Scleritis in Chinese Patients

Peizeng YangThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, P.R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, PhD,
Zi YeThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, P.R. China
, MD, PhD,
Jihong TangThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, P.R. China
, MD,
Liping DuThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, P.R. China
, MD, PhD,
Qingyun ZhouThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, P.R. China
, MD, PhD,
Jian QiThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, P.R. China
, MD, PhD,
Liang LiangThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, P.R. China
, MD, PhD,
Lili WuThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, P.R. China
, MD, PhD,
Chaokui WangThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, P.R. China
, MD, PhD,
Mei XuThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, P.R. China
, MD, PhD,
Yuan TianThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing, P.R. China
, MD, PhD &
Aize KijlstraUniversity Eye Clinic Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands
, MD, PhD show all
Pages 387-396 | Received 14 Apr 2016, Accepted 22 Sep 2016, Published online: 16 Nov 2016

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