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A 39-year-old woman with unilateral metamorphosias
Digital Journal of Ophthalmology 2011
Volume 17, Number 4
November 20, 2011
DOI: 10.5693/djo.03.2011.11.001
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Lígia Ribeiro | Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Sidnei Barge | Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Luís Silva | Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Arnaldo Brandão | Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Dália Meira | Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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