Early diagnosis and misdiagnosis of Glaucoma
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Early diagnosis of glaucoma
Over recent years strategies used to combat the disease have included screening programmes, information to the population, the identification of populations at risk and the distribution of information between the various links in the health chain, from the GP or family doctor through to hospital professionals, not forgetting, first and foremost, opticians and optometrists, who are in direct con...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of King Edward Medical University
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2079-0694,2079-7192
DOI: 10.21649/akemu.v12i2.870