Opinion|Videos|August 7, 2024
A Case of a Geographic Atrophy Patient Needing Low Vision Rehabilitation
Author(s)Katherine Talcott, MD
An ophthalmologist presents the case of a 76-year-old woman who has geographic atrophy and progressively worsening vision in her right eye, with a history of macular macrovessel and choroidal hemangioma.
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