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Hyperopic shift in refraction in adults with aging

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, The People’s Hospital of Putuo District, Shanghai, China

    Lin Miao

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China

    Zhen-Yong Zhang

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, No. 19, Baoqing Road, Shanghai, 200031, China

    Zhi-Qiang Yu

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Lin Miao and Zhen-Yong Zhang contribute equally to this paper.

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Miao, L., Zhang, ZY. & Yu, ZQ. Hyperopic shift in refraction in adults with aging. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 251, 2661–2662 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-013-2425-1

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