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Retina and Choroid

Cutaneous melanin and glaucoma: a case control study

Nanda K Gurunga Department of Glaucoma, Lumbini Eye Institute, Bhairahawa, NepalView further author information
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Amer F Alsoudib School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (Medical Student), California, USA;c Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, California, USAView further author information
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Prachand Gautama Department of Glaucoma, Lumbini Eye Institute, Bhairahawa, NepalView further author information
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Ram Prasad Kandeld Seva Foundation, Berkeley, California, USAView further author information
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Kieran S O’Brienc Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA;e Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California, USAView further author information
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Dionna M Wittbergc Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, California, USAView further author information
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Caitlin A Moec Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, California, USAView further author information
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Robert L Stamperf Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USAView further author information
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Jeremy D Keenanc Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA;f Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1428-1431 | Received 02 Jun 2020, Accepted 02 Feb 2021, Published online: 22 Feb 2021

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