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Editorial
. 2022 Jul:25:87-88.
doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2022.05.005. Epub 2022 May 22.

Limiting plastic waste in dry eye practice for environmental sustainability

Gayathri Govindasamy  1 , Chris Lim  2 , Andri Kartasasmita Riau  3 , Louis Tong  4
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Editorial

Limiting plastic waste in dry eye practice for environmental sustainability

Gayathri Govindasamy et al. Ocul Surf. 2022 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: Climate change; Dry eye; Environment; Meibomian gland dysfunction; Microplastics; Sustainability; Tear disorders.

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Conflict of interest statement

Grant: NMRC\CSA\017\2017.

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