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Carol L. Shields
Thomas Jefferson University
Jerry A. Shields
Thomas Jefferson University
Kareem Sioufi
Thomas Jefferson University
Kaan Gündüz
Ankara University
Carol L. Karp
University of Miami
Anat Galor
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Tatyana Milman
Thomas Jefferson University
Bertil E Damato
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Mandeep S. Sagoo
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
İbadulla Mirzayev
Ankara University

Top Institutions

Ranked by publications Top 10 institutions
03

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

London, United Kingdom

9 papers
05

United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Washington, United States

19 papers
09

University of Ljubljana

Ljubljana, Slovenia

2 papers
10

Ljubljana University Medical Centre

Ljubljana, Slovenia

2 papers

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    Conjunctival Melanoma in Asian Indians: A Study of 42 Patients.

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    Imaging of Ocular Surface Lesions Using Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography.

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