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Letters to the Editor

Bilateral Persistent Placoid Maculopathy Following COVID-19 Vaccines: Real or Coincidence?

, MBChB PGCeORCID Icon, , MSc, FICO, , MS, FRCS, FRCOphth, , MS, FRCOphth & , MBBS, MS, FRCS
Pages 1273-1278 | Received 20 Sep 2022, Accepted 16 Jan 2023, Published online: 03 Feb 2023

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