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Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy and the pupil

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Wilhelm, H. Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy and the pupil. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmo 243, 1077–1079 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-005-0080-x

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