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Stratified preoperative peripapillary [[retinal nerve fiber layer]] (pRNFL) and ganglion cell-[[inner plexiform layer]] (GCIPL) thicknesses measured via [[optical coherence tomography]] (OCT) in different [[age]] categories are effective [[biomarker]]s for predicting visual functional outcomes after [[decompression]] of [[pituitary tumor]]s
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