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Editorial
. 1998 Mar;82(3):210-1.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.82.3.210.

Ophthalmologists should consider the causes of myopia and not simply treat its consequences

D I Flitcroft
Editorial

Ophthalmologists should consider the causes of myopia and not simply treat its consequences

D I Flitcroft. Br J Ophthalmol. 1998 Mar.
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