Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 42-49 , January 2002

Acute Bilateral Optic Disk Edema with a Macular Star Figure in a 12-Year-Old Girl

  • Andrew G Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Iowa City, IA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint address: Andrew G. Lee, MD, Neuro-Ophthalmology, 200 Hawkins Drive PFP, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242
    • ,
  • Hilary A Beaver, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA

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Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 47, Issue 1 , Pages 42-49 , January 2002

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