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“Doctor, why is my macular hole still open?”

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Perth Hospital, South Block, Level 7, 197 Wellington Street, Perth, 6000, WA, Australia

    Mei Hong Tan & Fred Kuanfu Chen

  2. Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Lions Eye Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

    Mei Hong Tan & Fred Kuanfu Chen

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Tan, M.H., Chen, F.K. “Doctor, why is my macular hole still open?”. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 252, 165–167 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-013-2483-4

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