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Editors and Affiliations

  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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Kim, A., Dumars, S., Shah, S., Mondino, B. (2005). Scleritis. 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_5

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