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Research Article

Myopic refractive shift caused by incident cataract: The Blue Mountains Eye Study

Jai Panchapakesan Department of Ophthalmology, Centre for Vision Research, University of Sydney, Australia
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Elena Rochtchina Department of Ophthalmology, Centre for Vision Research, University of Sydney, Australia
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Paul Mitchell Department of Ophthalmology, Centre for Vision Research, University of Sydney, AustraliaCorrespondence [email protected]
Pages 241-247 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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