Demodex treatment in external ocular disease: the outcomes of a Tasmanian case series

International Ophthalmology - Tập 36 Số 5 - Trang 691-696 - 2016
Stephen G. Nicholls1,2, Carmen L. Oakley3,4, Andrea Tan4, Brendan J. Vote4
1Menzies Research Institute, Hobart, Australia
2Tasmanian Eye Clinics, Glenorchy, Australia
3Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
4Tasmanian Eye Institute, South Launceston, Australia

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