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- CERA Homepage [online], Centre for Eye Research Australia, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Melbourne, Australia. More information here.
- Teen loses vision after ‘novelty contact lens’ infection (2006) [online], ABC News, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. More information here.
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