Ocular manifestations of the antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody and antiphospholipid syndromes
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Sir, I would like to correct my comment in my original letter,[1] commenting on the article published by Rishi et al.,[2] which is “ this condition is unlikely to occur on ground of embryology, as the central retinal artery develops from a single hyaloid artery and enters the lamina cribrosa.” Now, my attention has been drawn by Dr. S S Hayreh that on certain occasions it is possible to have two central retinal arteries.[3] Therefore, it is possible to have the condition as described by Rishi et al.[2]
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