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The beauty of being an ophthalmologist is that they are really physicians who operate. Only about 10–20% of patients who come to a general eye outpatient clinic will need any surgery. Since many a systemic diseases have eye manifestations an Ophthalmologist should not be found wanting in doing a basic general examination.
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Kuriakose, T. (2020). Systemic Examination and Examination of the Sinuses, Nose and Throat. In: Clinical Insights and Examination Techniques in Ophthalmology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2890-3_17
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