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Charbel Issa, P., Scholl, H.P.N., Helb, HM., Holz, F.G. (2007). Idiopathic Macular Telangiectasia. In: Holz, F.G., Spaide, R.F. (eds) Medical Retina. Essentials in Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33672-3_12

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