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sparing of the visual axis - newbie


Posted: Feb 23, 2011

It sounds like the doc is saying "There is symphony sparing of the visual axis" Any suggestions or is this correct?

perhaps symphony is something else, any other s/l for the word symphony? - jmn

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More info might help - Elderberry

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Including the context, the patient's pertinent dx, the specialty would give more clues and help us find an answer.


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