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Optometry and Vision Sciences: Help with searching

Library guide for those studying, teaching and research in the Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences

Searching tips

  • Phrasemarks ensure that you only find results where those words are together in that order e.g. “optic disc” or "open-angle glaucoma "
  • An asterisk will search for any group of letters e.g. optom* will find optometry, optometrist optometric etc.
  • A question mark will search for one letter e.g. organi?ed will find organised and organized

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