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Recurrence of macular edema in eyes with branch retinal vein occlusion changes the diameter of unaffected retinal vessels

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This research was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-2014R1A1A2055007), and by the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (A111345). The authors are grateful to Professor Nicola Ferrier and Dr. Amitha Domalpally (University of Wisconsin-Madison) for generously providing the IVAN analysis program.

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    Jong Chan Im, Jae Pil Shin, In Taek Kim & Dong Ho Park

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Im, J.C., Shin, J.P., Kim, I.T. et al. Recurrence of macular edema in eyes with branch retinal vein occlusion changes the diameter of unaffected retinal vessels. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 254, 1235–1236 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-015-3225-6

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