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Research Article

Interactions between genetic variants and near-work activities in incident myopia in schoolchildren: a 4-year prospective longitudinal study

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Pages 303-310 | Received 19 Jul 2021, Accepted 19 Dec 2021, Published online: 12 Jan 2022

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