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Letters to the Editor

Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome Following COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination

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Pages 1240-1244 | Received 09 Dec 2021, Accepted 18 Sep 2022, Published online: 13 Oct 2022

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