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Effect of axial length on myopic choroidal neovascularization

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Chinese Traditional Medicine, Shanghai, China

    Zhen-Yong Zhang & Xing-Ru Zhang

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

    Ren-Yuan Chu

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    Ren-Yuan Chu

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Zhang, ZY., Zhang, XR. & Chu, RY. Effect of axial length on myopic choroidal neovascularization. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 251, 2269–2270 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-012-2250-y

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