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Using Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Confirm a Diagnosis of Posterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy: Two Case Reports and Literature Review

Ayyaz QuddusRoyal Free London Hospital, London, United Kingdom, Correspondence[email protected]
,
Mitchell LawlorDepartment of Clinical Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, and
,
Ata SiddiquiGuys and St. Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
,
Paul HolmesGuys and St. Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
&
Gordon T. PlantGuys and St. Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
Pages 161-165 | Received 02 Nov 2014, Accepted 16 Feb 2015, Published online: 23 Jun 2015

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