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Research Article

Superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis: A rare complication of Graves’ orbitopathy

Dante SorrentinoUPMC Eye Center, Eye and Ear Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Kenneth J TaubenslagUPMC Eye Center, Eye and Ear Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Lance M BodilyUPMC Eye Center, Eye and Ear Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Katherine DuncanUPMC Eye Center, Eye and Ear Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Tonya StefkoUPMC Eye Center, Eye and Ear Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Jenny Y YuUPMC Eye Center, Eye and Ear Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Pages 175-178 | Received 10 Jan 2017, Accepted 19 Sep 2017, Published online: 20 Oct 2017

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