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  1. Christine M Clemson1,
  2. Radouil Tzekov1,
  3. Jenna M Checchi1,
  4. Mark Krebs2,
  5. Shalesh Kaushal1
  1. 1Department of Ophthalmology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
  2. 2University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Shalesh Kaushal, Department of Ophthalmology, Eye Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 281 Lincoln Street, Worcester, MA 01605, USA; shalesh.kaushal{at}umassmemorial.org

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2010.195768

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    • Competing interests None.

    • Ethics approval Ethics approval was provided by the University of Massachusetts Medical School IRB.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; not externally peer reviewed.

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