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Vitamin A deficiency-related retinopathy after bariatric surgery

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  1. Wills Eye Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Gabriella De Salvo & Joseph I. Maguire

  2. Eye Unit, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, SO16 6YD, Southampton, UK

    Gabriella De Salvo & Andrew J. Lotery

  3. Clinical Neurosciences Division, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

    Andrew J. Lotery

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De Salvo, G., Maguire, J.I. & Lotery, A.J. Vitamin A deficiency-related retinopathy after bariatric surgery. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 250, 941–943 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-011-1715-8

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