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Clinical Epidemiology, Prevention, and Rehabilitation

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No matter how effective the treatment of an eye injury proves to be, prevention is always preferred. Effective prevention, in turn, must be based on data collected and analyzed in a scientifically rigorous manner. Ideally, such data are population-based, instead of representing a survey of patients presenting to a single institution over a limited period of time (snapshot). An overview of different study characteristics is given in Table 1.7.1.

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