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Myopie in Deutschland – Veränderungen der Prävalenz bleiben unklar

Myopia in Germany—changes in the prevalence remain unclear

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  1. Ophthalmologische Epidemiologie, Universitäts-Augenklinik Bonn, Bonn, Deutschland

    Robert P. Finger

  2. Augenklinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Langenbeckstr. 1, 55131, Mainz, Deutschland

    Alexander K. Schuster

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R.P. Finger weist auf folgende Beziehungen hin: Beratung/Honorare von Bayer, Novartis, Ellex, Santen, Santhera, RetinaImplant, Alimera, Inositec, Opthea; Unterstützung von Forschungsprojekten durch Novartis, Centrevue, Heidelberg Engineering, Zeiss. A.K. Schuster hat die Stiftungsprofessur für ophthalmologische Versorgungsforschung inne, gestiftet von der Stiftung Auge und finanziert von der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft und dem Berufsverband der Augenärzte Deutschlands e. V. Er erhält für andere Forschungsprojekte Unterstützung von Bayer Vital, Novartis und Heidelberg Engineering.

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Finger, R.P., Schuster, A.K. Myopie in Deutschland – Veränderungen der Prävalenz bleiben unklar. Ophthalmologe 116, 682–683 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00347-019-0915-1

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