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Original Article

Optic Disc Dimensions and Cup-Disc Ratios among Healthy South Indians: The Chennai Glaucoma Study

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Pages 189-197 | Received 09 Jun 2009, Accepted 18 May 2011, Published online: 30 Sep 2011

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