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Research Article

Colobomatous microphthalmia and orbital neuroglial cyst: Case report

M. Lourdes Garcia Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, The Center for Genetic Eye Disease and
,
Everardo Castro Department of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cole Eye Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, and
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Jill A. Foster Department of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cole Eye Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, and
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W. Richard Green Eye Pathology Laboratory, Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Elias I. Traboulsi Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, The Center for Genetic Eye Disease and
Pages 37-42 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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