Levodopa as Treatment for Adults with Amblyopia
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CAMELIA BOGDANICI1*, TUDOR BOGDANICI2, ANDREEA MORARU3, DANUT COSTIN1,3, CRENGUTA FERARU1 1 Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, Faculty of General Medicine, Surgery Department, Ophthalmology Discipline, 16 Universitatii Str., 700115, Iasi, Romania. 2 Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, Faculty of General Medicine, Public Health and Management Discipline, 16 Universitatii Str., 700115, Iasi, Romania. 3 Prof. Dr. Nicolae Oblu Emergency Clinic Hospital Iasi, 2 Ateneului Ateneului, 700309, Iasi, Romania.
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