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Editorial
. 2022 Sep 14:10:1008858.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1008858. eCollection 2022.

Editorial: Myopia: Public health challenges and interventions

Rafael Iribarren  1 , Andrzej Grzybowski  2   3 , Carla Lanca  4   5
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Editorial: Myopia: Public health challenges and interventions

Rafael Iribarren et al. Front Public Health. .
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Keywords: COVID-19; confinement; lockdown; myopia; public health; screen time.

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