Amiodarone-associated Optic Neuropathy—A Clinical Criteria–based Diagnosis?
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عنوان ژورنال: Neuro-Ophthalmology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0165-8107,1744-506X
DOI: 10.1080/01658107.2017.1340961