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Congenital optic tract syndrome misdiagnosed with normal tension glaucoma

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    1. Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea

      Eun Ji Lee & Jeong-Min Hwang

    2. Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea

      Jae Hyoung Kim

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    Lee, E.J., Kim, J.H. & Hwang, JM. Congenital optic tract syndrome misdiagnosed with normal tension glaucoma. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 254, 2481–2483 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-016-3465-0

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