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References used for this fact sheet

Hugh R Taylor, Jill E Keeffe, Hien T V Vu, Jie Jin Wang, Elena Rochtchina, M Lynne Pezzullo and Paul Mitchell Vision loss in Australia. MJA 2005; (11): 565-568. More information here.

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