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Case Reports

Complete recovery of filler-induced visual loss following subcutaneous hyaluronidase injection

Siti Nurhuda SharudinDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru, Johor, MalaysiaView further author information
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Mohamad Fathi IsmailDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru, Johor, MalaysiaView further author information
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Nor Fadhilah MohamadDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Suresh Kumar VasudevanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru, Johor, MalaysiaView further author information
Pages 102-106 | Received 06 Apr 2018, Accepted 25 May 2018, Published online: 13 Jul 2018

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