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Expert Opinion / Commentary · December 05, 2021

2021 Top Story in Eye Care: Retinoblastoma and Worldwide Disparities in Treatment

 

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  1. Fabian ID, Stacey AW, Foster A, et al. Travel burden and clinical presentation of retinoblastoma: analysis of 1024 patients from 43 African countries and 518 patients from 40 European countries. Br J Ophthalmol. 2021;105(10):1435-1443.
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  3. Fabian ID, Khetan V, Stacey AW, et al. Sex, gender, and retinoblastoma: analysis of 4351 patients from 153 countries. Eye (Lond). 2021 Jul 16. doi: 10.1038/s41433-021-01675-y. Online ahead of print.
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