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Ophthalmic pathology focuses on specific elements of the eye, such as the conjunctiva, cornea, uvea, lens, retina, and optic nerve. The types of diseases resemble those of other organs, including congenital, degenerative and atrophic, inflammatory and immunologic, and hyperplastic and neoplastic diseases.
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Yee, R.W., Krueger, G.R.F. (2013). Pathology of the Eye. In: Krueger, G., Buja, L. (eds) Atlas of Anatomic Pathology with Imaging. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2846-5_15
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