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A 44-year-old woman with a 3-month history of bilateral, painless visual loss in the absence of other symptoms
Digital Journal of Ophthalmology 2012
Volume 18, Number 4
December 31, 2012
DOI: 10.5693/djo.03.2012.12.001
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Emily Shao, MBBS, BSC | Department of Ophthalmology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
Kevin Gallagher, BMBCh | Department of Ophthalmology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK
Nabeel Malik, MBBS, FRCOPHTH | Department of Ophthalmology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK



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