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“Smart Optometry” phone-based application as a visual acuity testing tool among pediatric population

Lina H. Raffa, Nasser T. Balbaid and Mariam M. Ageel
Saudi Medical Journal August 2022, 43 (8) 946-953; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.8.20220374
Lina H. Raffa
From the Department of Ophthalmology (Raffa, Balbaid), King Abdulaziz University Hospital; and from Department of Ophthalmology (Ageel), Jeddah Eye Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Nasser T. Balbaid
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Mariam M. Ageel
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