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We would like to thank Mr. R. A. F. Whitelocke for permission to describe this case, and Bernadette McCarry whose good memory started us off on our search. We are also grateful to our colleagues throughout the United Kingdom, too numerous to name individually, who have given us information on this patient.
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Unwin, B., Joseph, J. Ophthalmic Munchausen's syndrome. Eye 7, 716–718 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1993.166
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