Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 47-48 , April 2010

The new role for eye care practitioners in management of dry eye—with and without contact lenses

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doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2010.02.007

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 47-48 , April 2010

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