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Case Report

Tocilizumab as first treatment option in optic neuropathy secondary to Graves’ orbitopathy

I. Pascual-CampsDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2355-8029
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R. Molina-PalleteDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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M. A. Bort-MartíDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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J. TodolíDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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E. España-GregoriDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain;Department of Surgery, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Pages 450-453 | Received 22 Jul 2017, Accepted 28 Jan 2018, Published online: 08 Feb 2018

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