American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 142, Issue 6 , Pages 970-975.e2 , December 2006

Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy in Tilted Disk Syndrome and High Myopia With Staphyloma

  • Martine Mauget-FaŸsse, MD

      Affiliations

    • Rabelais Ophthalmologic Center, Lyon, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Martine Mauget-Faÿsse, MD, Rabelais Ophthalmologic Center, 12–14 rue Rabelais, 69003 Lyon, France
    • ,
  • Pierre-LoÏc Cornut, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Lyon E. Herriot University Hospital, Lyon, France
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  • Maddalena Quaranta El-Maftouhi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Rabelais Ophthalmologic Center, Lyon, France
    • ,
  • Anita Leys, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

,Accepted 21 June 2006.

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PII: S0002-9394(06)00804-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.06.063

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 142, Issue 6 , Pages 970-975.e2 , December 2006

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