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Recurrence of the Primary Disorder

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All stromal dystrophies such as granular, macular and lattice dystrophy may recur following keratoplasty. They are differentiated by percentage incidence, time and the clinical picture of the recurrence.

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Severin, M., Bartz-Schmidt, K.U. (2000). Recurrence of the Primary Disorder. In: Penetrating Keratoplasty. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59684-1_6

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