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Combined Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography/Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy Imaging of Vitreous and the Vitreo-Retinal Interface

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    Jerry Sebag & Michelle Y. Wang

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Ernst-Abbe-Straße 2, Bonn, 53127, Germany

    Frank G. Holz MD (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  2. Private Practice Vitreous, Retina, and Macula Consultants of New York, 460 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022, USA

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Sebag, J., Wang, M.Y. (2010). Combined Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography/Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy Imaging of Vitreous and the Vitreo-Retinal Interface. In: Holz, F.G., Spaide, R. (eds) Medical Retina. Essentials in Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85540-8_14

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