. 2019;32(105):9.

Myopia: a growing epidemic

Affiliations

¹ Senior Scientist: Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, Australia.
² Senior Research Fellow and Paediatric Optometrist: Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, Australia.
³ Research Fellow: Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, International Centre for Eye Health, London, UK.
⁴ Regional Director: South East Asia and Eastern Mediterranean, Brien Holden Vision Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Judith Flanagan et al. Community Eye Health. 2019.

. 2019;32(105):9.

¹ Senior Scientist: Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, Australia.
² Senior Research Fellow and Paediatric Optometrist: Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, Australia.
³ Research Fellow: Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, International Centre for Eye Health, London, UK.
⁴ Regional Director: South East Asia and Eastern Mediterranean, Brien Holden Vision Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan.

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