Reversal of Severe Visual Loss from Syphilitic Chorioretinitis Following Penicillin Treatment
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عنوان ژورنال: Neuro-Ophthalmology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0165-8107,1744-506X
DOI: 10.3109/01658107.2015.1077389