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Population-Based Assessment of Unilateral Visual Impairment in the South Indian State of Andhra Pradesh: Rapid Assessment of Visual Impairment (RAVI) Project

Srinivas MarmamulaAllen Foster Community Eye Health Research Centre, Gullapalli Pratibha Rao International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye Care, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India;Bausch & Lomb School of Optometry, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India;Brien Holden Eye Research Centre, Hyderabad, India;Wellcome Trust / DBT India Alliance Research fellow, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Konegari ShekharAllen Foster Community Eye Health Research Centre, Gullapalli Pratibha Rao International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye Care, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
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Seema BanerjeeAllen Foster Community Eye Health Research Centre, Gullapalli Pratibha Rao International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye Care, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
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Rohit C. KhannaAllen Foster Community Eye Health Research Centre, Gullapalli Pratibha Rao International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye Care, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India;Brien Holden Eye Research Centre, Hyderabad, India
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Gullapalli N. RaoAllen Foster Community Eye Health Research Centre, Gullapalli Pratibha Rao International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye Care, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India;Bausch & Lomb School of Optometry, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
Pages 171-175 | Received 20 Dec 2013, Accepted 11 Sep 2014, Published online: 30 Mar 2016

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