A rare case of severe toxic optic neuropathy induced by formaldehyde vapor under working in mushroom cultivation room
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Hong-Jun Du. Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Institute of PLA, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, No.127 Changle West Road, Xi’an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China. dhj2020@126.com

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Min Gong, Yan-Nian Hui, Hong-Jun Du. ,/et al.A rare case of severe toxic optic neuropathy induced by formaldehyde vapor under working in mushroom cultivation room. Int J Ophthalmol, 2021,14(12):1993-1996

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  • Received:May 23,2021
  • Revised:September 22,2021
  • Online: December 18,2021