Carotid-Cavernous Fistula: A Rare but Treatable Cause of Rapidly Progressive Vision Loss.

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From the Department of Neurology (L.N.G.C., R.A.C., S.B.S.) and Department of Radiology (J.D.R.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.A.B.); and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston (S.K.F.).

Published: August 2016

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