Bilateral simultaneous nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in a patient with alcoholic liver disease
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Surgery for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy.
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عنوان ژورنال: Oman Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0974-620X
DOI: 10.4103/0974-620x.137154