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Cell Mediated Immunity in Mooren’s Ulcer

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Proceedings of the Symposium of the International Society for Corneal Research, Kyoto, May 12–13, 1978

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Abstract

Mooren’s ulcer is a chronic ulcer starting in the corneal periphery with a characteristically undermined edge. It progresses slowly & relentlessly until the entire cornea is involved (Duke Elder & Leigh, 1965).

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology and Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India

    S. P. Dhir, S. Sehgal & I. S. Jain

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  1. Council of Ophthalmology, Belgium

    Jules François (President of the International) (President of the International)

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Dhir, S.P., Sehgal, S., Jain, I.S. (1979). Cell Mediated Immunity in Mooren’s Ulcer. In: François, J., Brown, S.I., Itoi, M. (eds) Proceedings of the Symposium of the International Society for Corneal Research, Kyoto, May 12–13, 1978. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series, vol 20. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9606-9_6

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