Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 11 , Pages 2435-2437 , November 2004

Sudden visual loss after uneventful cataract surgery: Snuff syndrome

  • Neil Sharma, MB,BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Chatswood New South Wales, Australia
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  • Ju-Lee Ooi, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Chatswood New South Wales, Australia
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  • Ian C. Francis, FASOPRS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Dr. Ian C. Francis, Suite 12, Chatswood Grove, 12-14 Malvern Avenue, Chatswood, 2067, New South Wales, Australia.
    • Department of Ophthalmology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Chatswood New South Wales, Australia
    • Ophthalmic Surgery Center, Chatswood New South Wales, Australia
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  • Shanel Sharma, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Chatswood New South Wales, Australia
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  • Daya Papalkar, MB

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Chatswood New South Wales, Australia
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  • Peter Kim, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Chatswood New South Wales, Australia
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  • Stella L. Alexander, FANZCA

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmic Surgery Center, Chatswood New South Wales, Australia
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  • R.Steve Schumacher, FANZCA

      Affiliations

    • Ophthalmic Surgery Center, Chatswood New South Wales, Australia

,Accepted 13 April 2004.

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☆ None of the authors has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(04)00622-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2004.06.023

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 11 , Pages 2435-2437 , November 2004

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