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Review
. 2013 Jun;27(6):775-6.
doi: 10.1038/eye.2013.43. Epub 2013 Apr 5.

Long-term outcome of bilateral penetrating keratoplasty in a child with xeroderma pigmentosum: case report and literature review

A Narang, J C Reddy, Z Idrees, A M Injarie, K K Nischal
Review

Long-term outcome of bilateral penetrating keratoplasty in a child with xeroderma pigmentosum: case report and literature review

A Narang et al. Eye (Lond). 2013 Jun.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Clinical pictures showing (a) right corneal scarring with calcific plaque-like degeneration (white arrows ) and generalised corneal opacification (white star) before PKP, (b) showing clear graft in left eye and (c) right eye at the most recent follow-up.
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