American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 814-819 , May 2005

Stage 3 Macular Hole: Role of Optical Coherence Tomography and of B-scan Ultrasonography

,Accepted 9 December 2004.

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PII: S0002-9394(04)01517-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.12.030

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 814-819 , May 2005

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