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Editorial
. 2022 Mar;36(3):485-486.
doi: 10.1038/s41433-021-01787-5. Epub 2021 Oct 13.

Should we still be performing macular laser for non-centre involving diabetic macular oedema? No

Isabella Mueller  1 , James S Talks  2
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Editorial

Should we still be performing macular laser for non-centre involving diabetic macular oedema? No

Isabella Mueller et al. Eye (Lond). 2022 Mar.
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Conflict of interest statement

SJT: advisory board for Bayer and Novartis; speaker fees from Bayer and Novartis; involved in research with Bayer, Novartis, Roche and Boehringer Ingelheim. The remaining author declares no competing interests.

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