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A case of compressive optic neuropathy caused by sphenoid sinus cholesterol granuloma

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Korea

    Duck Jin Hwang, Yun Suk Chung, Yun Jeong Kim, Joo Yeon Lee & In Won Park

  2. Department of Pathology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Korea

    Sun Young Jun

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, #896 Pyeongchon-dong, Dongan-gu, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 431-070, Korea

    Yun Jeong Kim

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Hwang, D.J., Chung, Y.S., Jun, S.Y. et al. A case of compressive optic neuropathy caused by sphenoid sinus cholesterol granuloma. Jpn J Ophthalmol 53, 441–442 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10384-009-0680-9

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