Optometry, public health and diabetes
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Optometry.
Catter Matil, 2253 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-2253 Ph: (979)845-2142 • Fax: (979) 862-6842 [email protected] • nfs.tamu.edu Optometrists are concerned with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of abnormalities associated with the visual system. Doctors of Optometry (O.D.) evaluate the refractive status of the eye, as well as the selection, design, provision, and adaptation of corrective mea...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical and Experimental Optometry
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0816-4622,1444-0938
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.1999.tb06750.x