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Case Report

Ocular and cerebral infarction from periocular filler injection

Zubair A. AnsariDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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Catherine J. ChoiDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA;Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2178-468X
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Andrew J. RongDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2593-8375
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Benjamin P. EricksonOphthalmic Plastic Surgery, Byers Eye Institute, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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David T. TseDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA;Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 322-324 | Received 08 Apr 2018, Accepted 14 Oct 2018, Published online: 30 Oct 2018

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