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Original Article

A Population Survey of the Penetrance of Contact Lens Wear in Australia: Rationale, Methodology and Results

Katie Edwards Institute for Eye Research, Sydney, Australia; School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Vision CRC, Sydney, Australia; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, and School of Optometry, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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Lisa Keay Institute for Eye Research, Sydney, Australia; School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Vision CRC, Sydney, Australia; The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Thomas Naduvilath Institute for Eye Research, Sydney, Australia; School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Vision CRC, Sydney, Australia
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Fiona Stapleton Institute for Eye Research, Sydney, Australia; School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Vision CRC, Sydney, Australia
Pages 275-280 | Received 17 Mar 2009, Accepted 23 Jun 2009, Published online: 08 Oct 2009

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