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Letter

An Exceptional Case of Full-thickness Macular Hole Closure in a Patient with Behçet Disease

Didar UçarOphthalmology Department, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty IstanbulTurkey
, MD,
Eray AtalayOphthalmology Department, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty IstanbulTurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Yilmaz ÖzyazganOphthalmology Department, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty IstanbulTurkey
, Prof MD,
Ahmet ÖzkökOphthalmology Department, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty IstanbulTurkey
, MD &
Yeliz YıldırımOphthalmology Department, Şanlıurfa Birecik Public Hospital, Birecik/anlıurfa ProvinceTurkey
, MD
Pages 79-81 | Received 16 Dec 2012, Accepted 29 Apr 2013, Published online: 24 Sep 2013

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