Demographic Profile and Risk Factors for Dry Eye
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Dry Eye: Demography and Attributable Risk Factors
IntroductIon: Dry eye disease has firmly made its presence felt in our clinical practice and shows no signs of regressing. Dry eye condition takes a toll on the quality of life of the patients by its direct negative impact on their physical state of well being as well as on their social and professional life. In order to point out any prophylactic remedy or modifiable risk factor for this condi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nepalese Medical Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2645-8586,2631-2093
DOI: 10.3126/nmj.v1i1.20391