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Ocular Immunology and Inflammation Volume 30, 2022 - Issue 5
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A Case of Transient Visual Field Defect following Administration of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine

Almila Sarıgül Sezenöza Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Başkent University, Ankara, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sirel Gür Güngöra Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Başkent University, Ankara, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6178-8362View further author information
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Seda Kibaroğlub Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Başkent University, Ankara, TurkeyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3964-268XView further author information
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Pages 1255-1259 | Received 01 Nov 2021, Accepted 15 Mar 2022, Published online: 11 Apr 2022

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