The Forked Cornea and the Steroid Dilemma – A Case Report

Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2022; 239(04): 399-400
DOI: 10.1055/a-1739-0607

Der interessante Fall

Die aufgegabelte Hornhaut und das Steroiddilemma – ein Fallbeispiel

Eliane Mirjam Amstutz

Augenklinik, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, Switzerland

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Adrian Weber

Augenklinik, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, Switzerland

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Christina de Techtermann

Augenklinik, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, Switzerland

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Katja Iselin

Augenklinik, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, Switzerland

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