Choroidal Detachment: Differential Diagnoses & Workup

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Further Reading

Keywords

serous choroidal detachment, choroidals, choroidal effusion, delayed suprachoroidal hemorrhage, nonexpulsive suprachoroidal hemorrhage, hemorrhagic choroidal detachment, expulsive hemorrhage, intraoperative choroidal detachment/hemorrhage, choroidal vascular plexus

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Carlo E Traverso, MD, Associate Professor, University Eye Clinic, Genova; Consulting Staff and Head of Glaucoma and Cornea Clinical Unit, University of Genova Medical School, Italy
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