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Letters to the Editor

Reversal of Peripheral Iris Depigmentation Associated with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease

, MD, , MD, FRCSORCID Icon & , MD
Pages 424-428 | Received 20 Sep 2022, Accepted 19 Dec 2022, Published online: 19 Jan 2023

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