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Sudden onset of amantadine-induced reversible bilateral corneal edema in an elderly patient: Case report and literature review

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

    Atsuhiro Hotehama, Tatsuya Mimura, Tomohiko Usui & Shiro Amano

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    Tatsuya Mimura

  3. Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Tokyo, Japan

    Tatsuya Mimura

  4. Department of Ophthalmology, Saitama Red Cross Hospital, Saitama, Japan

    Hidetoshi Kawashima

  5. Department of Ophthalmology, Toranomon Hospital, 2-2-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8470, Japan

    Tatsuya Mimura

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Hotehama, A., Mimura, T., Usui, T. et al. Sudden onset of amantadine-induced reversible bilateral corneal edema in an elderly patient: Case report and literature review. Jpn J Ophthalmol 55, 71–74 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10384-010-0888-8

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