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Traumatic Choroidal Rupture

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Choroidal rupture: A break involving the retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE), Bruch’s membrane, and the choroid

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, 900 NW 17th St., Miami, FL, 33136, USA

    Andrew J. McClellan MD

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  1. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Florida, USA

    Carlos A. Medina

  2. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, MIAMI, Florida, USA

    Justin H. Townsend

  3. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Arun D. Singh

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McClellan, A.J. (2016). Traumatic Choroidal Rupture. In: Medina, C., Townsend, J., Singh, A. (eds) Manual of Retinal Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20460-4_5

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