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Original Article

Can Information on the Purpose of Spectacle Use and Age at First Use Predict Refractive Error Type?

Jenny Ip University of Sydney, Department of Ophthalmology (Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Hospital) and the Westmead Millennium Institute, Westmead, Australia
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Dana Robaei University of Sydney, Department of Ophthalmology (Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Hospital) and the Westmead Millennium Institute, Westmead, Australia
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Elena Rochtchina University of Sydney, Department of Ophthalmology (Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Hospital) and the Westmead Millennium Institute, Westmead, Australia
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Kathryn Rose University of Sydney, School of Applied Vision Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sydney, Australia
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Wayne Smith National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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Jie Jin Wang University of Sydney, Department of Ophthalmology (Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Hospital) and the Westmead Millennium Institute, Westmead, Australia
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Paul Mitchell University of Sydney, Department of Ophthalmology (Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Hospital) and the Westmead Millennium Institute, Westmead, Australia
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Pages 88-92 | Received 29 Mar 2006, Accepted 04 Aug 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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