Optometry - Journal of the American Optometric Association
Volume 81, Issue 10 , Pages 505-509 , October 2010

Normal pupil findings can give a false sense of security in a presumed cranial nerve III palsy patient: A unique case report

  • Sarah Dougherty Wood, O.D., M.S.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Sarah Wood, O.D., M.S., 1371 Beacon Street, Suite 100, Brookline, Massachusetts 02446.

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PII: S1529-1839(10)00251-4

doi: 10.1016/j.optm.2010.03.007

Optometry - Journal of the American Optometric Association
Volume 81, Issue 10 , Pages 505-509 , October 2010