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Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy in A Young Girl Treated with Interferon-Beta for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Chiara Giuffrèa Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sara Syeda Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UKView further author information
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Sasa Pockara Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UKView further author information
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Jane L Ashwortha Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK;b Faculty of Biology, Medicine & Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UKView further author information
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Laura R Steeplesa Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK;b Faculty of Biology, Medicine & Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UKView further author information
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Pages 589-593 | Received 08 Jul 2021, Accepted 13 Jan 2022, Published online: 24 Feb 2022

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