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Original Article

Pathogenesis of Primary Acquired Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction

Mohsen Bahmani KashkouliProfessor, Eye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Alireza SadeghipourAssociate Professor, Department of Pathology, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
, MD,
Reza KaghazkananiEye Plastic Fellow, Eye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
, MD,
Azar BayatEye Plastic Fellow, Eye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
, MD,
Farzad PakdelAssistant Professor, Eye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
, MD &
Gholam Hosseyn AghaiResearcher, Eye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
, MD
Pages 11-15 | Received 17 Jun 2009, Accepted 24 Jul 2009, Published online: 19 Mar 2010

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