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Retinal Astrocytic Hamartoma

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Retinal astrocytic hamartoma ((RAH) also known as retinal astrocytoma or phakoma) is a benign, minimally progressive, neoplastic lesion of the retinal nerve fiber layer caused by proliferation of glial cells.

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  1. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1600 NW 10th Ave, Miami, FL, 33136, USA

    Hadi Kaakour

  2. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA

    Eric D. Hansen

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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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Kaakour, H., Hansen, E.D. (2016). Retinal Astrocytic Hamartoma. In: Medina, C., Townsend, J., Singh, A. (eds) Manual of Retinal Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20460-4_46

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