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. 2013 Jun 18;6(3):409-10.
doi: 10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2013.03.29. Print 2013.

Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment following electrical shock injury

Arif Koytak  1 , Cengiz Aras, Betul Kurtulmuslar
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Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment following electrical shock injury

Arif Koytak et al. Int J Ophthalmol. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1. Preoperative fundus photograph of the eye showing the superior retinal detachment and the hole at 1 o'clock.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Postoperative fundus photograph of the eye showing the localization of both retinal holes.
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