Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
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Acute corneal hydrops: A case report including confocal and histopathological considerations

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doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2005.12.001

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 69-73 , May 2006

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