Preferred Practice Guidelines

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https://www.aao.org/Assets/d164655a-8036-4617-b2bb-a8d3478d0cd5/637140915350000000/posterior-vitreous-detachment-retinal-breaks-and-lattice-degeneration-ppp-2019-pdf

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