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A 39-year-old man with blindness following the application of raw cassava extract to the eyes
Digital Journal of Ophthalmology 2009
Volume 15, Number 2
May 30, 2009
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Abdulkabir A. Ayanniyi, MBBS, FMCOph | University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria



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