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Shedding light on night myopia.
First described during the 18th century, the cause of night myopia remains a controversial topic. Whereas several explanations have been suggested in the literature, particularly related with accommodation or chromatic shift in scotopic light conditions, no definitive explanation for its aetiology has been provided. We describe an experiment in which ocular refractive state was objectively and ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Offset
سال: 1969
ISSN: 2204-3659,1445-9418
DOI: 10.15209/offset.v0i11.377