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Bilateral macular hole in a patient with chronic renal failure after recurrent deep vein thrombosis

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    Zisis Gatzioufas, Matthias Krause, Ursula Löw & Berthold Seitz

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Gatzioufas, Z., Krause, M., Löw, U. et al. Bilateral macular hole in a patient with chronic renal failure after recurrent deep vein thrombosis. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 247, 1003–1005 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-008-0993-2

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