Management of Bilateral Primary Vitreoretinal Lymphoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Dimitrios Kalogeropoulos; Andrew John Lotery; Farid Afshar; Nigel Hall; Heytham Rezq; Abin Holla; Anthony Shinton; Stephen Lash; Bhaskar Gupta; Serafeim Antonakis

doi:10.1055/a-2338-3304

Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2025; 242(02): 133-136
DOI: 10.1055/a-2338-3304

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Management of Bilateral Primary Vitreoretinal Lymphoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Management des bilateralen primären vitreoretinalen Lymphoms: ein Fallbericht und eine Literaturübersicht

Dimitrios Kalogeropoulos

¹Southampton Eye Unit, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

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Andrew John Lotery

¹Southampton Eye Unit, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

²Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

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Farid Afshar

¹Southampton Eye Unit, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

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Nigel Hall

¹Southampton Eye Unit, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

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Heytham Rezq

³The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

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Abin Holla

¹Southampton Eye Unit, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

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Anthony Shinton

¹Southampton Eye Unit, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

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Stephen Lash

¹Southampton Eye Unit, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

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Bhaskar Gupta

¹Southampton Eye Unit, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

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Serafeim Antonakis

¹Southampton Eye Unit, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom

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