Optometry - Journal of the American Optometric Association
Volume 81, Issue 5 , Pages 240-252 , May 2010

Post-traumatic stress disorder and vision

  • Joseph N. Trachtman, O.D., Ph.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Joseph N. Trachtman, O.D., Ph.D., 5008 Pullman Avenue NE, Seattle, Washington 98105

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