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Pharmacotherapy for diabetic retinopathy

Stephen G Schwartz Assistant Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, 311 9 Street North, #100, Naples, FL 34102, USA +1 239 659 3937; +1 239 659 3982; [email protected]
, MD MBA,
Harry W Flynn Jr Professor of Ophthalmology University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, 900 Northwest 17 Street, Miami, FL 33136, USA
, MD &
Ingrid U Scott Professor of Ophthalmology and Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
, MD MPH
Pages 1123-1131 | Published online: 30 Apr 2009

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