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  1. Frank Larkin, Editor in Chief
  1. Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London EC1V 2PD, UK
  1. Correspondence to Prof Frank Larkin, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London EC1V 2PD, UK; f.larkin{at}ucl.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2022-321219

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