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A review of environmental risk factors for myopia during early life, childhood and adolescence

Dharani RamamurthySaw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore,
, PhD BS,
Sharon Yu Lin chuaMyopia Unit, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore,
, BS &
Seang‐mei SawSaw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore,;Myopia Unit, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore,
, PhD MPH MBBS FAMS FARVO
Pages 497-506 | Received 19 Dec 2015, Accepted 20 Aug 2015, Published online: 15 Apr 2021

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