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Dry Eye: Inflammation of the Lacrimal Functional Unit

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Uveitis and Immunological Disorders

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

    Günther K. Krieglstein MD (Professor) (Professor)

  2. Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute, 100 Stein Plaza #2-142, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-7000, USA

    Robert N. Weinreb MD (Professor) (Professor)

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Straße 9, 50931, Cologne, Germany

    Uwe Pleyer MD (Professor) (Professor)

  4. Hamilton Glaucoma Center Department of Ophthalmology - 0946, University of California at San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0946, USA

    Bartly Mondino MD (Professor) (Professor)

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Pflugfelder, S.C., Stern, M.E. (2005). Dry Eye: Inflammation of the Lacrimal Functional Unit. In: Krieglstein, G.K., Weinreb, R.N., Pleyer, U., Mondino, B. (eds) Uveitis and Immunological Disorders. Essentials in Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26752-2_2

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