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Original Article

The Prevalence of Type 2 Idiopathic Macular Telangiectasia in Two African Populations

Ferenc B. SalloMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Irene LeungMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
,
Wanjiku Mathenge
,
Fatima Kyari
,
Hannah KuperInternational Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
,
Clare E. GilbertInternational Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
,
Alan C. Bird
,
Tunde PetoNIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology, at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK
& on behalf of the MacTel Study Group show all
Pages 185-189 | Received 02 Jun 2011, Accepted 23 Aug 2011, Published online: 24 Feb 2012

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