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A study protocol for evaluating the efficacy and safety of skin electrical stimulation for Leber hereditary optic neuropathy: a single-arm, open-label, non-randomized prospective exploratory study

Takuji KurimotoDivision of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kaori UedaDivision of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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Sotaro MoriDivision of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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Mari SakamotoDivision of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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Yuko Yamada-NakanishiDivision of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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Wataru MatsumiyaDivision of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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Makoto NakamuraDivision of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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Pages 897-904 | Published online: 28 May 2019

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