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Australian icon Ita Buttrose has issued a passionate plea to senior Australians in a bid to avoid thousands of people going unnecessarily blind during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreAustralian icon Ita Buttrose has issued a passionate plea to senior Australians in a bid to avoid thousands of people going unnecessarily blind during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreAustralian icon Ita Buttrose has issued a passionate plea to senior Australians during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreAustralia is facing a massive increase in the number of people who could unnecessarily lose their sight due to treatment cancellations caused by fear and confusion around COVID-19.
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