American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 148, Issue 5 , Pages 632-633 , November 2009

Sympathetic Ophthalmia: What Have We Learned?

  • H. Nida Sen

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to H. Nida Sen, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Building 10, Room 10N112, Bethesda, MD 20892
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  • Robert B. Nussenblatt

,Accepted 22 July 2009.

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 See accompanying Article on page 704.

PII: S0002-9394(09)00536-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.07.024

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 148, Issue 5 , Pages 632-633 , November 2009

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