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Ocular Immunology and Inflammation Volume 26, 2018 - Issue 6
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Type IV Hypersensitivity to Gold Weight Upper-Eyelid Implant: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Caroline L. S. KilduffSt Mary’s Hospital, Imperial Healthcare Trust, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
, MBBS,
Edward J. CasswellMoorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
, MBBS FRCOphth,
Richard ImonikheMoorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
, BENG, MSC, MBBS &
Branka MarjanovicMoorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
, MRCOPHTH
Pages 910-914 | Received 12 Sep 2016, Accepted 23 Mar 2017, Published online: 04 May 2017

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