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Nathalie Deschamps1, Xavier Ricaud, Ghislaine Rabut

  • 1Quinze-Vingts National Ophthalmology Hospital, Clinical Center for Investigations 503, Paris, France.

American Journal of Ophthalmology
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Dry eye disease (DED) impairs driving vision, with patients missing more targets and responding slower. Ocular surface disease and higher-order aberrations predict these driving impairments.

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