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Macular hole: full-thickness retinal defect in the foveal neurosensory retina

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA

    Stacy Scofield MD & Royce W. S. Chen MD

  2. Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia University Medical Center, 635 W. 165th Street Box 104, New York, NY, 10032, USA

    Royce W. S. Chen MD

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Correspondence to Royce W. S. Chen 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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Scofield, S., Chen, R.W.S. (2016). Macular Hole. In: Medina, C., Townsend, J., Singh, A. (eds) Manual of Retinal Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20460-4_80

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