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. 2016 Jan-Apr;9(1):67-8.
doi: 10.4103/0974-620X.176126.

Macular coloboma

Mary Varghese  1 , Joel A Kavalakatt  1 , Shweta Pandey  1 , Jerry J Kolath  1
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Macular coloboma

Mary Varghese et al. Oman J Ophthalmol. 2016 Jan-Apr.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Fundus picture of right the eye showing coloboma inferior to optic disc
Figure 2
Figure 2
Fundus picture of the left eye showing coloboma inferior to optic disc and also coloboma involving the macula
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