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. 2020 Nov;258(11):2567-2568.
doi: 10.1007/s00417-020-04808-3. Epub 2020 Jun 19.

Dry eye in the COVID-19 era: how the measures for controlling pandemic might harm ocular surface

Giuseppe Giannaccare  1 , Sabrina Vaccaro  2 , Alessandra Mancini  2 , Vincenzo Scorcia  2
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Dry eye in the COVID-19 era: how the measures for controlling pandemic might harm ocular surface

Giuseppe Giannaccare et al. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2020 Nov.
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Pie chart showing the distribution of the individuals who completed the survey according to the amount of time spent using visual display terminal (Part A) and wearing face mask (Part B)
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