Academy New Orleans 2015 Case Report: Acute Exudative Polymorphous Vitelliform Maculopathy (AEPVM)
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With about twenty cases reported in the literature since 1988, AEPVM is a rare acute disorder. Similar to previously reported cases, this case demonstrates the decrease in vision within weeks to months without corticosteroid therapy.
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تاریخ انتشار 2015