Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 50, Issue 1 , Pages 3-13 , January 2005

Systemic and intraocular manifestations of West Nile virus infection

  • Seema Garg, MD, PhD
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  • Lee M. Jampol, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint address: Lee M. Jampol, MD, 645 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 440, Chicago, IL 60611.

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 Supported in part by an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc., New York City. The authors reported no proprietary or commercial interest in any product mentioned or concept discussed in this article. Dr Jampol is a member of Survey of Ophthalmology's Editorial Board. The authors would like to thank Samuel Alpert as well as the American Journal of Ophthalmology for the use of their photograph. We thank Jonathan Shankle, CRA, and John Gerty, CRA, our ophthalmic photographers.

PII: S0039-6257(04)00156-0

doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2004.10.001

Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 50, Issue 1 , Pages 3-13 , January 2005

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