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Research Article

The Sivaganga Eye Survey: II. Outcomes and cataract surgery

R.D. Thulasiraj Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India,
,
Aravind Reddy Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India,
,
S. Selvaraj Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India,
,
Sergio R. Munoz Unidad Epidemiologica Clinica, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
&
Leon B. Ellwein National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
Pages 313-324 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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