Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 19-22 , February 2010

Demographic profile and visual rehabilitation of patients with keratoconus attending contact lens clinic at a tertiary eye care centre

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doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2009.09.004

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