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Case Reports
. 2012 Jul;26(7):1023-4.
doi: 10.1038/eye.2012.63. Epub 2012 Apr 13.

Surgical repair of bilateral full thickness macular holes in a patient with blue sclera secondary to osteogenesis imperfecta

J D Benzimra, B Kapoor, N Edmeades, A Burger, P R Simcock
Case Reports

Surgical repair of bilateral full thickness macular holes in a patient with blue sclera secondary to osteogenesis imperfecta

J D Benzimra et al. Eye (Lond). 2012 Jul.
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Figure 1
Photographs showing bilateral blue-grey scleral colouration OD (a) and OS (b). Pre-treatment OCT appearance of FTMH OD (c) and OS (d). Post-treatment OCT appearance showing closure of FTMH OD (e) and OS (f). Punched-out retinal defect on OCT in patient's son OD (g) and OS (h).
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