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Original Article

Prevalence of Primary Glaucoma as Diagnosed by Study Optometrists of L. V. Prasad eye Institute – Glaucoma Epidemiology and Molecular Genetics Study

Uday Kumar AddepalliVST Centre for Glaucoma Services, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India;Allen Foster Community Eye Health Research Centre, Gullapalli Pratibha Rao International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye Care, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India;Gullapalli Pratibha Rao-International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye Care, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India;School of Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW, Sydney, Australia;Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ganesh B. JonnadulaVST Centre for Glaucoma Services, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India;School of Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW, Sydney, Australia;Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, Australia
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Chandra Sekhar GarudadriVST Centre for Glaucoma Services, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
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Rohit C. KhannaAllen Foster Community Eye Health Research Centre, Gullapalli Pratibha Rao International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye Care, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India;Gullapalli Pratibha Rao-International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye Care, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India;Brien Holden Eye Research Centre, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India;School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Eric B. PapasSchool of Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW, Sydney, Australia;Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, Australia
Pages 150-154 | Received 11 Jul 2018, Accepted 19 Nov 2018, Published online: 29 Nov 2018

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