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Br J Ophthalmol. 1973 Apr; 57(4): 270–273.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.57.4.270
PMCID: PMC1214879
PMID: 4707624

Solar retinopathy from sun-gazing under the influence of LSD.

H Schatz and F Mendelblatt
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