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. 1994 Apr;78(4):307–312. doi: 10.1136/bjo.78.4.307

Fuchs' heterochromic cyclitis: review of the literature on the pathogenetic mechanisms.

E La Hey 1, P T de Jong 1, A Kijlstra 1
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