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Editorial
. 2020 Oct;127(10):1382-1383.
doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.05.009.

Defining Geographic Atrophy in the Asian Population Using the Asian Eye Epidemiology Consortium

Sara L Hojjatie, Cecilia S Lee
Editorial

Defining Geographic Atrophy in the Asian Population Using the Asian Eye Epidemiology Consortium

Sara L Hojjatie et al. Ophthalmology. 2020 Oct.
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  • Prevalence and Pattern of Geographic Atrophy in Asia: The Asian Eye Epidemiology Consortium.
    Rim TH, Kawasaki R, Tham YC, Kang SW, Ruamviboonsuk P, Bikbov MM, Miyake M, Hao J, Fletcher A, Sasaki M, Nangia V, Sabanayagam C, Yu M, Fujiwara K, Thapa R, Wong IY, Kayama T, Chen SJ, Kuang TM, Yamashita H, Sundaresan P, Chan JC, van Rens GHMB, Sonoda KH, Wang YX, Panda-Jonas S, Harada S, Kim R, Ganesan S, Raman R, Yamashiro K, Gilmanshin TR, Jenchitr W, Park KH, Gemmy Cheung CM, Wong TY, Wang N, Jonas JB, Chakravarthy U, Cheng CY, Yanagi Y; Asian Eye Epidemiology Consortium. Rim TH, et al. Ophthalmology. 2020 Oct;127(10):1371-1381. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.04.019. Epub 2020 Apr 25. Ophthalmology. 2020. PMID: 32344073 Review.

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