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Practising refraction in ophthalmology: instructive or outdated? A prospective study and literature review

Muhammad A Khana Department of Ophthalmology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1990-8986
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Nayomi Pererab Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia;c Department of Ophthalmology, Parke Street Specialist Centre, Katoomba, Australia
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Fiona F Doukasd PhD candidate at the University of Sydney, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0523-9080
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Andrew J Catranc Department of Ophthalmology, Parke Street Specialist Centre, Katoomba, Australia;e Department of Ophthalmology, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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Damien L Lingf The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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Ashish Agara Department of Ophthalmology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia;g Department of Ophthalmology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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Ian C Francisa Department of Ophthalmology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia;g Department of Ophthalmology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 290-295 | Received 12 Oct 2021, Accepted 09 Jan 2022, Published online: 03 Feb 2022

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