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Editorial

Why are we still fitting reusable soft contact lenses?

Nathan EfronInstitute of Health and Biomedical Innovation and School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Australia,
, PhD DSc
Pages 386-388 | Received 20 Aug 2014, Published online: 15 Apr 2021

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