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Original Research

Fear Associated with COVID-19 in Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Jean-Philippe Rozon1 Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada;2 Department of Ophthalmology, Centre Universitaire d’Ophtalmologie, CHU de Québec – Université Laval, Québec, QC, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6429-6053View further author information
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Mélanie Hébert2 Department of Ophthalmology, Centre Universitaire d’Ophtalmologie, CHU de Québec – Université Laval, Québec, QC, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5738-4362View further author information
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Serge Bourgault2 Department of Ophthalmology, Centre Universitaire d’Ophtalmologie, CHU de Québec – Université Laval, Québec, QC, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2134-8204View further author information
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Mathieu Caissie2 Department of Ophthalmology, Centre Universitaire d’Ophtalmologie, CHU de Québec – Université Laval, Québec, QC, CanadaView further author information
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Laurence Letartre2 Department of Ophthalmology, Centre Universitaire d’Ophtalmologie, CHU de Québec – Université Laval, Québec, QC, CanadaView further author information
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Eric Tourville2 Department of Ophthalmology, Centre Universitaire d’Ophtalmologie, CHU de Québec – Université Laval, Québec, QC, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4696-5858View further author information
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Ali Dirani2 Department of Ophthalmology, Centre Universitaire d’Ophtalmologie, CHU de Québec – Université Laval, Québec, QC, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1153-1161 | Published online: 16 Mar 2021

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