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Accuracy and reproducibility of the ETDRS visual acuity chart: methodological issues

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  1. Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Siamak Sabour

  2. Department of Clinical Epidemiology, School of Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Siamak Sabour

  3. Department of Retina & Ocular Oncology, School of Medicine, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Fariba Ghassemi

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Sabour, S., Ghassemi, F. Accuracy and reproducibility of the ETDRS visual acuity chart: methodological issues. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 254, 2073–2074 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-016-3420-0

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