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Research Article

Prevalence of amblyopia and associated refractive errors in an adult population in Victoria, Australia

Shayne A. Brown Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA), University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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LeAnn M. Weih Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA), University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Cara L. Fu Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA), University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Peter Dimitrov Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA), University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Hugh R. Taylor Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA), University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Catherine A. McCarty Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA), University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Pages 249-258 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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