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Case Reports
. 2018 Sep;66(9):1363-1364.
doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_446_18.

Commentary: Iatrogenic cytomegaloviral retinitis following intravitreal steroid implantation

S Bala Murugan  1
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Case Reports

Commentary: Iatrogenic cytomegaloviral retinitis following intravitreal steroid implantation

S Bala Murugan. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2018 Sep.
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