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Case Reports
. 1988 Dec;72(12):931-4.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.72.12.931.

Solar retinopathy following religious rituals

M Hope-Ross  1 , S Travers, D Mooney
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Case Reports

Solar retinopathy following religious rituals

M Hope-Ross et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 1988 Dec.

Abstract

Four cases of solar retinopathy due to sun gazing during religious rituals are reported. All four patients suffered irreversible visual loss.

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