Scleritis and episcleritis.
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Scleritis and episcleritis
From the earliest available descriptions of episcleritis (Slade, 1838; Rognetta, i844; Desmarres, 1847) a confusion has existed between scleritis and episcleritis. This has led to contradictory views on the relative severity and prognosis of these conditions, and the erroneous belief that episcleritis is accompanied by serious complications (Viswalingham, 1936; Wood, 1936; Mann and Markson, I95...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1976
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.60.3.163