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Ocular Immunology and Inflammation Volume 31, 2023 - Issue 6: COVID-19 and the Eye
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Bilateral Acute Macular Neuroretinopathy after COVID-19 Vaccination and Infection

Sunil Bellura National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USAView further author information
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Alexander Zelenya National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA;b Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia, USAView further author information
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Marena Patronasc Department of Ophthalmology, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, USAView further author information
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Kim Jiramongkolchaid Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic Medical Group, McLean, Virginia, USAView further author information
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Shilpa Kodatia National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1222-1225 | Received 20 Dec 2021, Accepted 13 Jun 2022, Published online: 01 Aug 2022

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