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Review Article

Awareness on Eye Donation in the North-eastern State of Tripura, India – The Tripura Eye Survey

Srinivas Marmamulaa 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;b Brien Holden Institute of Optometry and Vision Science, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India;c School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ruchi Priyad Indian Institute of Public Health,Public Health Foundation of India, Hyderabad, IndiaView further author information
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Rajashekar Varadaa Allen Foster Community Eye Health Research Centre, Gullapalli Pratibha Rao International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye care, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, IndiaView further author information
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Jill E Keeffea Allen Foster Community Eye Health Research Centre, Gullapalli Pratibha Rao International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye care, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, IndiaView further author information
Pages 460-464 | Received 04 Jan 2021, Accepted 02 Jul 2021, Published online: 25 Jul 2021

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