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Blurred Vision

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Blurred vision is a very common eye complaint. The patient’s perception of blurred vision may vary. It is important to clarify from the patient what exactly he or she means by blurred vision. This chapter briefly summarises the differential diagnosis of blurred vision.

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  1. Sydney Medical School (Westmead), The University of Sydney, 20 Panaview Crescent, 2151, North Rocks, NSW, Australia

    Nages Nagaratnam & Kujan Nagaratnam

  2. Rehabilitation and Aged Care Service, Blacktown-Mt Druitt Hospital, 2148, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Gary Cheuk

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Nagaratnam, N., Nagaratnam, K., Cheuk, G. (2017). Blurred Vision. In: Geriatric Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32700-6_93-1

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