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Original Article

Grading Contact Lens Complications: The Effect of Knowledge on Grading Accuracy

Genís CardonaResearch Group of Centre Universitari de la Visió, Optics and Optometry Department, Technical University of Catalonia, Catalonia, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Carme SerésResearch Group of Centre Universitari de la Visió, Optics and Optometry Department, Technical University of Catalonia, Catalonia, Spain
Pages 1074-1081 | Received 07 May 2009, Accepted 14 Sep 2009, Published online: 03 Dec 2009

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