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New Insights into the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dry Eye Syndrome

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Uveitis and Immunological Disorders

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinanomachi 35 Shinjukuku, Tokyo, Japan

    Miki Uchino MD, Murat Dogru MD (Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology) & Kazuo Tsubota MD

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  1. Augenklinik, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany

    Uwe Pleyer MD (Professor of Ophthalmology) (Professor of Ophthalmology)

  2. Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institute, 5 Cambridge Center, 8th Floor, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA

    C. Stephen Foster MD (Professor of Ophthalmology) (Professor of Ophthalmology)

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Uchino, M., Dogru, M., Tsubota, K. (2007). New Insights into the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dry Eye Syndrome. In: Pleyer, U., Foster, C.S. (eds) Uveitis and Immunological Disorders. Essentials in Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30798-3_2

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