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The Scientific World Journal
Volume 2015 (2015), Article ID 565964, 6 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/565964
Clinical Study

Conjunctival Flap Covering Combined with Antiviral and Steroid Therapy for Severe Herpes Simplex Virus Necrotizing Stromal Keratitis

Hua Gao,1,2 Yanni Jia,1 Suxia Li,1 Ting Wang,1 Yaohong Tan,2 and Weiyun Shi1

1Shandong Eye Hospital, Shandong Eye Institute, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, 372 Jingsi Road, Jinan 250021, China
2Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, 1638 NW 10th Avenue, Miami, FL, USA

Received 7 July 2014; Revised 26 January 2015; Accepted 27 January 2015

Academic Editor: Banu Bozkurt

Copyright © 2015 Hua Gao et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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