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Choroidal Osteoma and Calcification

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Choroidal osteoma (CO) is a flat to minimally elevated, yellow-white choroidal lesion frequently located in the juxtapapillary or macular location. ISCC is the abnormal deposition of calcium in the sclera and adjacent choroid in elderly individuals.

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  1. Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Jithin Yohannan MD, MPH

  2. Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 744 Maumenee Building, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD, 21287-9277, USA

    Mary E. Aronow MD

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Correspondence to Mary E. Aronow MD .

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  1. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Florida, USA

    Carlos A. Medina

  2. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, MIAMI, Florida, USA

    Justin H. Townsend

  3. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Arun D. Singh

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Yohannan, J., Aronow, M.E. (2016). Choroidal Osteoma and Calcification. In: Medina, C., Townsend, J., Singh, A. (eds) Manual of Retinal Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20460-4_41

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