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Original Article

Evaluation of the effect of erythropoietin + corticosteroid versus corticosteroid alone in methanol-induced optic nerve neuropathy

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Pages 186-190 | Received 13 Jun 2017, Accepted 18 Aug 2017, Published online: 14 Sep 2017

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