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Band keratopathy is a corneal disease in which calcium deposits on the cornea. It most often occurs in the interpalpebral fissure starting at the nasal and temporal (towards the ear) aspects of the cornea and evolving towards the centered, forming a band.
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Koplin, R.S., Wu, E.I., Ritterband, D.C., Seedor, J.A. (2013). Band Keratopathy Removal. In: The Scrub's Bible. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5644-5_22
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