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Optometric Education Volume 49 Number 3

Editorial

The Future’s Looking Bright, We May Need (Prescription) Shades

By Keshia S. Elder, OD, MS, MS, FAAO

 

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Abbreviation: J. Optometric Ed.
Language: English
ISSN: 1933-8880
Start Year: 1975

OPTOMETRIC EDUCATION is published by the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO).

Editor: Keshia Elder, OD, MS, MS, FAAO
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