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Recurrent Herpetic Stromal Keratitis in Mice, a Model for Studying Human HSK
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Infectious crystalline keratopathy
C B James1, P J McDonnell, M G Falcon
1Eye Department, St Thomas's Hospital, London.
The British Journal of Ophthalmology
|August 1, 1988
Abstract:
We present a patient who developed a crystalline keratopathy after a penetrating keratoplasty. This rare complication can be caused by bacterial infection, and the patient responded to the appropriate antibiotic therapy. The literature is reviewed and possible causes and mechanisms of the crystalline appearance are discussed.
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