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Bariatric Surgery and Diabetic Retinopathy: a Pilot Analysis

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  1. Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust, Springfield Unit, North Buildings, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 6QG, UK

    Lakshminarayanan Varadhan, Tracy Humphreys, Adrian B. Walker & George I. Varughese

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 6QG, UK

    Tracy Humphreys

  3. Department of Surgery, University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 6QG, UK

    Chandra V. N. Cheruvu

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Varadhan, L., Humphreys, T., Walker, A.B. et al. Bariatric Surgery and Diabetic Retinopathy: a Pilot Analysis. OBES SURG 22, 515–516 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-012-0600-9

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