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Retinoblastoma versus advanced Coats’ disease: Is enucleation the answer?

Sameh E. SolimanDepartment of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
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Michael J. WanDepartment of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Elise HeonDepartment of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Lili-Naz HazratiDepartment of Pathology, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Brenda GallieDepartment of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pages 291-293 | Published online: 19 Jul 2016

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