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The threat of visual loss ranks high among man’s greatest anxieties. Disorders of the eye, even when mild, remain a frequent cause of office calls to the family physician. Depending on the characteristics of a particular practice (e.g., workers’ compensation, emergency visits), up to 10% of office Visits relate to ocular complaints.
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Pinkerton, R.E., Solomon, Y., Friedman, D. (1988). The Eye. In: Taylor, R.B. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1998-7_13
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