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. 1997 Apr;81(4):324–328. doi: 10.1136/bjo.81.4.324

Can visual function be restored in patients with homonymous hemianopia?

A PAMBAKIAN 1, C KENNARD 1
PMCID: PMC1722157  PMID: 9215064

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