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Ocular Immunology and Inflammation Volume 27, 2019 - Issue 5
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Seasonal Hyperacute Panuveitis in Nepal: A Review over 40 Years of Surveillance

Madan UpadhyayBP Eye Foundation, Community Hospital for Children Eye, ENT and Rehabilitations Services (CHEERS), Kathmandu, NepalCorrespondence[email protected]
, DO, FRCS,
Ranju Kharel SitaulaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Maharajgunj Medical Campus B. P. Koirala Lions Centre for Ophthalmic Studies, Tribhuvan University, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal
, MD, FAICO,
Bharat ShresthaOphthalmology Department, Royal Eye Infirmary, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, United Kingdom
, MBBS, DO, MRC, FRCS,
Bhaiya KhanalNatural History Museum, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
, PhD,
Bishnu Psd UpadhyayBio-safety Lab, National Public Health Laboratory, Teku, Kathmandu, Nepal
, MSc,
Jeevan B. SherchandDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Public Health Research Laboratory, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal
, PhD &
Prakash GhimireCentral Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
, PhD show all
Pages 709-717 | Published online: 15 Mar 2018

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