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Challenges of managing retinal dystrophies: An experience from south India

Rajani BattuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Aster CMI Hospital, Bangalore, India;Centre for Eye Genetics and Research, Bangalore, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Ashwin MallipatnaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
,
Niby Jacob ElackattDepartment of Genetic Counseling, Organization for Rare Diseases India, Bangalore, India
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Jan S. A. G. SchoutenUniversity Eye Clinic Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Carroll A. B. WebersUniversity Eye Clinic Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
Pages 1-3 | Received 05 Aug 2016, Accepted 07 May 2017, Published online: 13 Jul 2017

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