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Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 689792, 4 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/689792
Research Article

The Anti-Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody Test in Suspected Ocular Myasthenia Gravis

Jung Jin Lee,1 Kyung Min Koh,1 and Ungsoo Samuel Kim1,2

1Department of Ophthalmology, Kim’s Eye Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine, Youngdeungpo 4th 156, Youngdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150-034, Republic of Korea
2Department of Ophthalmology, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon 302-718, Republic of Korea

Received 16 August 2014; Revised 18 October 2014; Accepted 29 October 2014; Published 13 November 2014

Academic Editor: Miguel Cordero-Coma

Copyright © 2014 Jung Jin Lee et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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