Patients with an acute zonal occult outer retinopathy-like illness rapidly improve with valacyclovir treatment.

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Published in Am J Ophthalmol on August 05, 2010

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Vinit B Mahajan1, Edwin M Stone

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1: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Carver Family Center for Macular Degeneration, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.

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