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Research Article

Trend of Incidence of Ocular Injury in Service Members of the U.S. Armed Forces in 2016–2019

Mark E. ReynoldsVision Center of Excellence, Defense Health Agency, Falls Church, Maryland, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Weidong GuVision Center of Excellence, Defense Health Agency, Falls Church, Maryland, USAView further author information
Pages 434-440 | Received 15 Mar 2022, Accepted 22 Sep 2022, Published online: 20 Dec 2022

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