Two cases of severe Purtscher-like retinopathy demonstrating recurrence and progression to neovascularization and vitreous hemorrhage
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2451-9936
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100664