Prevalence of refractive errors, uncorrected refractive error, and presbyopia in adults in India: A systematic review
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0301-4738
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_1235_18