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Corneal wasp sting accompanied by optic neuropathy and retinopathy

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

    Jae Min Kim, Seok Jae Kang, Mee Kum Kim & Won Ryang Wee

  2. Seoul Artificial Eye Center, Seoul National University Hospital Clinical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea

    Seok Jae Kang, Mee Kum Kim, Won Ryang Wee & Jin Hak Lee

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea

    Jin Hak Lee

  4. Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeongeon-dong Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-744, Korea

    Jae Min Kim

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Kim, J.M., Kang, S.J., Kim, M.K. et al. Corneal wasp sting accompanied by optic neuropathy and retinopathy. Jpn J Ophthalmol 55, 165–167 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10384-010-0912-z

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