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A 53-year-old woman with a severe headache, bilateral eye pain, blurred vision, and photophobia
Digital Journal of Ophthalmology 2011
Volume 17, Number 3
August 28, 2011
DOI: 10.5693/djo.03.2011.05.002
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Pedro Barros, MD | Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Porto, Portugal
Liliana Paris, MD | Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Porto, Portugal
Joana Martins, MD | Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Porto, Portugal
Paula Tenedorio, MD | Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Porto, Portugal



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