Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 47, Issue 3 , Pages 257-262 , May 2002

Bilateral Decreased Vision and Cotton-Wool Spots in a 42-Year-Old Man

  • Jose Morales, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA
    • ,
  • Jorge Corona, MD

      Affiliations

    • McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • John D Langford, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Muenster, IN, USA
    • ,
  • Michel Shami, MD

      Affiliations

    • Texas Retina Associates, Lubbock, TX, USA
    • ,
  • Aziz S Abdul-Rahim, MD

      Affiliations

    • King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 47, Issue 3 , Pages 257-262 , May 2002

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