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Research Article

Smartphone-based Anterior Segment Imaging: A Comparative Diagnostic Accuracy Study of a Potential Tool for Blindness Prevalence Surveys

Ashish Kumara Department of Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, IndiaView further author information
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Ferhina S. Alib Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USAView further author information
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Valerie M. Stevensc Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, California, USAView further author information
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Jason S. Meloc Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, California, USAView further author information
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N. Venkatesh Prajnaa Department of Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, IndiaView further author information
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Prajna Lalithad Department of Ocular Microbiology, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, IndiaView further author information
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Muthiah Srinivasana Department of Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, IndiaView further author information
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Gopal Bhandarie Bharatpur Eye Hospital, Bharatpur, NepalView further author information
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Sadhan Bhandarie Bharatpur Eye Hospital, Bharatpur, NepalView further author information
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Robi N. Maamaric Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA;f Department of Bioengineering and Biophysics Program, University of California, Berkeley, California, USAView further author information
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Daniel A. Fletcherf Department of Bioengineering and Biophysics Program, University of California, Berkeley, California, USAView further author information
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Thomas M. Lietmanb Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA;c Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA;g Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, USA;h Institute for Global Health, University of California, San Francisco, California, USAView further author information
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Jeremy D. Keenanb Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA;c Francis I. Proctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, California, USACorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7118-1457View further author information
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Pages 491-498 | Received 07 May 2021, Accepted 08 Sep 2021, Published online: 04 Oct 2021

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