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Original Article

Elevated dark adaptation thresholds in traumatic brain injury

T. Du Department of Vision Sciences, State University of New York/State College of Optometry, New York, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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K. J. Ciuffreda Department of Vision Sciences, State University of New York/State College of Optometry, New York, USA
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N. Kapoor Department of Clinical Sciences, State University of New York/State College of Optometry, New York, USA
Pages 1125-1138 | Received 25 Oct 2004, Accepted 04 Apr 2005, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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