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Chapter 10 - Visual Acuity and Glaucoma

from Section 2.1 - Health Maintenance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 June 2017

By
Melanie D. Altizer
Edited by
David Chelmow ,
Anita Blanchard  and
Lee Learman
David Chelmow
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University
Anita Blanchard
Affiliation:
University of Chicago
Lee Learman
Affiliation:
Florida Atlantic University
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The Well-Woman Visit , pp. 104 - 106
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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US Preventive Services Task Force. Impaired visual acuity in older adults: Screening. US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. Ann Intern Med. 2009, 151:37–43. Available at: www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryFinal/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening. Retrieved May 30, 2016.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Your Medicare Coverage – Glaucoma Tests. Available at: www.medicare.gov/coverage/glaucoma-tests.html. Retrieved May 30, 2016.Google Scholar

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