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Research Article

A Follow-Up Survey on the Knowledge of Age-Related Macular Degeneration and its Risk Factors among Singapore Residents after 5 Years of Nation-Wide Awareness Campaigns

Srinivasan SanjayDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Khoo Teck Puat HospitalSingapore;Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of SingaporeSingaporeCorrespondence[email protected]
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You Chuen ChinYong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of SingaporeSingapore
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Hui Ting TeoDepartment of Optometry, Singapore PolytechnicSingapore
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Shu Xuan OngDepartment of Optometry, Singapore PolytechnicSingapore
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Serene Hui Fang TohDepartment of Optometry, Singapore PolytechnicSingapore
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Ming Hui KhongDepartment of Optometry, Singapore PolytechnicSingapore
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Anna C. H. YeoDepartment of Optometry, Singapore PolytechnicSingapore
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Kah-Guan Au EongDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Khoo Teck Puat HospitalSingapore;Singapore International Eye Cataract Retina Centre, Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre and Farrer Park Medical CentreSingapore
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Pages 230-236 | Received 22 Jul 2013, Accepted 11 Mar 2014, Published online: 01 Jul 2014

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