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A history of the study of myopia is integral to understanding the importance of the study of this disease. In this chapter, we explore the great minds that enabled us to have the rich understanding of pathologic myopia that we have today.
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Acknowledgement: Dr. Brian J Curtin
The early documentation of the history of myopia was based on his work. The update was incorporated in this perspective with his full consent.
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Shah, V.P., Wang, NK. (2014). Myopia: A Historical Perspective. In: Spaide, R., Ohno-Matsui, K., Yannuzzi, L. (eds) Pathologic Myopia. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8338-0_1
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