Aetiology of congenital and paediatric cataract in an Australian population.

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Published in Br J Ophthalmol on July 01, 2002

Authors

M G Wirth1, I M Russell-Eggitt, J E Craig, J E Elder, D A Mackey

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.

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