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Saint Lucy, the Patron Saint of the Blind.

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Author/s: Dhillon, Neeru (N); Dua, Harminder S (HS); Singh, Arun D (AD);

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Publication Type: Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article; Portraits

Journal: The British journal of ophthalmology (Br J Ophthalmol), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 93 (issue 10) : pp 1275

Dates: Created 2009/09/25; Completed 2009/10/29;

PMID: 19778987, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/29/2009, IMS Date: )

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Blindness - history Famous Persons History, Ancient Ophthalmology - history

Ophthalmology - history Paintings - history Saints - history Sicily

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