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Case Report

Pterygium‐induced corneal astigmatism

Richard G Lindsay
(BScOptom, MBA, FAAO(DipCL), FCLSA, FVCO) &
Laurence Sullivan
(MB, BS, FRANZCO)
Pages 200-203 | Received 12 May 2010, Accepted 06 Apr 2001, Published online: 15 Apr 2021

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