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Scleral changes in chicks with form-deprivation myopia

Michael D. Gottlieb Biology Department, The City College, The City University of New York, 138th Street and Convent Avenue, New York, NY, 10031, USA
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Himanshu B. Joshi Biology Department, The City College, The City University of New York, 138th Street and Convent Avenue, New York, NY, 10031, USA
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Debora L. Nickla Biology Department, The City College, The City University of New York, 138th Street and Convent Avenue, New York, NY, 10031, USA
Pages 1157-1165 | Received 13 Jul 1990, Accepted 29 Oct 1990, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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