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. 2021 May;97(1147):329.
doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-138069. Epub 2020 Jun 17.

Ophthalmological manifestations of COVID-19 and its transmissibility via ocular route

Aastha Gandhi  1 , Mayuresh Naik  2 , Anurag Narula  3
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Ophthalmological manifestations of COVID-19 and its transmissibility via ocular route

Aastha Gandhi et al. Postgrad Med J. 2021 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: infectious diseases; ophthalmology.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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