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Periodic Trends in Internet Searches for Ocular Symptoms in the US

Isdin Okea Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Massachusetts Eye & Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Eric D. Gaiera Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Massachusetts Eye & Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;b Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Picower Institute of Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USAView further author information
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Iason S. Mantagosa Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Massachusetts Eye & Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USAView further author information
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Ankoor S. Shaha Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Massachusetts Eye & Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USAView further author information
Pages 352-357 | Received 04 Jul 2022, Accepted 25 Aug 2022, Published online: 14 Sep 2022

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