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Prevalence of ocular pseudoexfoliation syndrome and associated complications in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Sulaiman A. Al-Saleh, Najwa M. Al-Dabbagh, Saad M. Al-Shamrani, Nusrat M. Khan, Misbahul Arfin, Mohammad Tariq and Hafez M. Al-Faleh
Saudi Medical Journal January 2015, 36 (1) 108-112; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.1.9121
Sulaiman A. Al-Saleh
From the Department of Ophthalmology (Al-Saleh, Al-Dabbagh, Al-Shamrani, Khan, Al-Faleh), and from the Research Center (Arfin, Tariq), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Najwa M. Al-Dabbagh
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Saad M. Al-Shamrani
From the Department of Ophthalmology (Al-Saleh, Al-Dabbagh, Al-Shamrani, Khan, Al-Faleh), and from the Research Center (Arfin, Tariq), Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Nusrat M. Khan
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Misbahul Arfin
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Mohammad Tariq
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Hafez M. Al-Faleh
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