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Clinical Features and Presentation of Posterior Scleritis: A Report of 31 Cases

Luis Alonso Gonzalez-GonzalezMassachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; and Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Cambridge MassachusettsUSA
, MD, MPH,
Nicolas Molina-PratInstitute Clinic of Ophthalmology, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona BarcelonaSpain
, MD,
Priyanka DoctorBay View Clinic MumbaiIndia
, MD,
Joseph TauberTauber Eye Center, Kansas City MissouriUSA
, MD,
Maite Sainz de la MazaInstitute Clinic of Ophthalmology, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona BarcelonaSpain
, MD, PhD &
C. Stephen FosterMassachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; and Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston MassachusettsUSACorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, FACS, FACR
Pages 203-207 | Received 03 Dec 2012, Accepted 29 Aug 2013, Published online: 16 Oct 2013

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