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Original Research

Prevalence of Myopia in Newly Enlisted Airmen at Joint Base San Antonio

Donovan S Reed1 Department of Ophthalmology, Wilford Hall Eye Center, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX, USACorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7209-4646
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Lyndsey M Ferris1 Department of Ophthalmology, Wilford Hall Eye Center, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2195-7819
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Joseph Santamaria1 Department of Ophthalmology, Wilford Hall Eye Center, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4990-2710
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Aditya Mehta2 Department of Ophthalmology, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX, USA
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Marc Musto1 Department of Ophthalmology, Wilford Hall Eye Center, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX, USA
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Doug Apsey1 Department of Ophthalmology, Wilford Hall Eye Center, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX, USA
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Gary L Legault2 Department of Ophthalmology, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX, USA
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Pages 133-137 | Published online: 17 Jan 2020

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