Clinical management of progressive myopia
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Dr. Tasaki is the current Pediatric and Primary Care Resident at the University of California Berkeley School of Optometry. She is originally from Honolulu, Hawaii. She received her bachelor of science from the University of California at Los Angeles and her optometry degree from the University of California Berkeley School of Optometry. She hopes to incorporate her experience with myopia control techniques into her care of pediatric patients in her future practice.
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تاریخ انتشار 2014