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Editorial

. 2017 May-Aug;10(2):61-62.

doi: 10.4103/ojo.OJO_95_2017.

Facing the epidemic of myopia: Exploring the possibilities

Maha Mameesh¹, Anuradha Ganesh¹, Sana Al Zuhaibi¹

Affiliations

PMID: 28757687
PMCID: PMC5516464
DOI: 10.4103/ojo.OJO_95_2017

Editorial

Facing the epidemic of myopia: Exploring the possibilities

Maha Mameesh et al. Oman J Ophthalmol. 2017 May-Aug.

. 2017 May-Aug;10(2):61-62.

doi: 10.4103/ojo.OJO_95_2017.

Authors

Maha Mameesh¹, Anuradha Ganesh¹, Sana Al Zuhaibi¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman.

PMID: 28757687
PMCID: PMC5516464
DOI: 10.4103/ojo.OJO_95_2017

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