Granulomatous Choroiditis in Wegener Granulomatosis
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Author Affiliations: Department of Ophthalmology, Emory Eye Center, Atlanta, Georgia (Drs Payne, Wells, and Grossniklaus); and Department of Ophthalmology, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland, Ohio (Dr Srivastava). Correspondence: Dr Grossniklaus, Department of Ophthalmology, Emory Eye Center, 1365 B Clifton Rd, Room BT428, Atlanta, GA 30322 ([email protected]). Author Contributions: All of the authors had full access to the data in this study. Dr Payne takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Financial Disclosure: None reported. Funding/Support: This work was supported in part by a grant to Emory Eye Center from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc, New York, New York.
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