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Kara-José, N., Coral-Ghanem, C., Joslin, C.E. (2004). Complications Associated with Contact Lens Use. In: Contact Lenses in Ophthalmic Practice. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-21758-4_22

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