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. 2018 Jul-Sep;13(3):359-360.
doi: 10.4103/jovr.jovr_91_17.

Artistic Iris: A Case of Congenital Sectoral Heterochromia Iridis

Mandeep Tomar  1 , Richa Dhiman  1 , Gaurav Sharma  1 , Nishita Yadav  1
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Artistic Iris: A Case of Congenital Sectoral Heterochromia Iridis

Mandeep Tomar et al. J Ophthalmic Vis Res. 2018 Jul-Sep.
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Figure 1
Heterochromia iridum is shown.
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Figure 2
Segmental heterochromia iridis in the right eye.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Segmental heterochromia iridis involving the left eye.
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