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Prevalence of macular holes in rural central India. The Central India Eye and Medical Study

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Supported by an unrestricted grant from Om Drishti Trust Nagpur; Heidelberg Engineering Co. Heidelberg, Germany; Rotary Sight Saver Netherlands; Orbis India; and Carl Zeiss Meditec Co., Jena, Germany.

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  1. Suraj Eye Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

    Vinay Nangia, Jost B. Jonas, Anshu Khare & Sarang Lambat

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Clinical Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany

    Jost B. Jonas

  3. Universitäts-Augenklinik, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany

    Jost B. Jonas

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Vinay Nangia and Jost B. Jonas contributed equally to this work.

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Nangia, V., Jonas, J.B., Khare, A. et al. Prevalence of macular holes in rural central India. The Central India Eye and Medical Study. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 250, 1105–1107 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-012-1933-8

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