Diagnosis of Incomplete Congenital Stationary Night Blindness in a 2-year-old boy

David A. Merle; Susanne Kohl; Melanie Kempf; Katarina Stingl; Martin Kowalski; Laura Kühlewein

doi:10.1055/a-2255-8098

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DOI: 10.1055/a-2255-8098

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Diagnosis of Incomplete Congenital Stationary Night Blindness in a 2-year-old boy

Diagnose einer inkompletten kongenitalen stationären Nachtblindheit in einem 2-jährigen Jungen

David A. Merle

¹Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany

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Susanne Kohl

¹Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany

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Melanie Kempf

¹Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany

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Katarina Stingl

¹Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany

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Martin Kowalski

¹Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany

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Laura Kühlewein

¹Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany

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