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Editorial
. 2023 Apr 4:10:1178442.
doi: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1178442. eCollection 2023.

Editorial: Ophthalmic disease and quality of life

Ioanna Mylona  1 , Mario Damiano Toro  2 , Asimina Mataftsi  3
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Editorial: Ophthalmic disease and quality of life

Ioanna Mylona et al. Front Med (Lausanne). .
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Keywords: PROM (patient reported outcome measures); health outcomes; ophthalmic disease; quality of life; vision related quality life.

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