A case of amniotic membrane transplantation in non-healing Nocardia asteroides keratitis

Firoozeh Rahimi1, Masoud Aghsaei Fard2, Reza Soltani Mogaddam1
1Farabi Eye Research Center, Department of ophthalmology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2Farabi Eye Research Center, Quazvin Sq., Tehran, Iran , 1336616351

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