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Case Reports
. 2003 Jul;87(7):917.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.87.7.917.

Charles Bonnet syndrome precipitated by brimonidine tartrate eye drops

R L Tomsak, C R Zaret, D Weidenthal
Case Reports

Charles Bonnet syndrome precipitated by brimonidine tartrate eye drops

R L Tomsak et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2003 Jul.
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