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. 1993 Oct;77(10):673–676. doi: 10.1136/bjo.77.10.673

Bilateral optic neuropathy and white dot syndrome following a mycoplasmal infection.

M Cordonnier 1, L E Caspers-Velu 1, C Jacquemin 1, C Van Nechel 1, M Tombroff 1
PMCID: PMC504613  PMID: 8218039

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