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Jun 2022
32m 51s

Management of Flashes and Floaters, Reti...

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
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Drs. Sarah Read, M. Ali Khan, and Ajay Kuriyan talk through the management and timing of referral for patients with flashes and floaters, including discussion of posterior vitreous detachments, retinal tears, and retinal detachments.

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