Published date: Jul 29 2020

Journal Title: Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research

Issue title: July–September 2020, Volume 15, Issue 3

Pages: 432 – 434

DOI: 10.18502/jovr.v15i3.7464

Ali SalimiDepartment of Ophthalmology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Edsel IngedingLidStrab@gmail.comDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Nicholas NianiarisDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

This is a Letter to the Editor and does not have an abstract.

Keywords: NA

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