Potentially Reversible Effect of Niacin Therapy on Edema From Retinal Vein Occlusion.

JAMA Ophthalmol

Department of Ophthalmology, George Washington University, Washington, DC6Virginia Retina Center, Warrenton.

Published: July 2016

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