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A survey of visual impairment and blindness in children attending seven schools for the blind in Myanmar

James MueckeCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Michael HammertonDepartment of Ophthalmology, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
,
Yee Yee AungYangon Eye Hospital, Yangon, Myanmar
,
Sunil WarrierSouth Australian Institute of Ophthalmology, Adelaide, Australia
,
Aimee KongLuxottica Community I-Care, Sydney, Australia
,
Anna MorseLuxottica Community I-Care, Sydney, Australia
,
Martin HolmesLuxottica Community I-Care, Sydney, Australia
,
Michael YappLuxottica Community I-Care, Sydney, Australia
,
Carolyn HamiltonGuide Dogs Association of SA, NT Inc., Adelaide, Australia
&
Dinesh Selva
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Pages 370-377 | Received 17 Nov 2008, Accepted 16 Jul 2009, Published online: 08 Dec 2009

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