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Research Report – Ep2. Understanding eyes and MS

24 April 2018

MS Research Australia’s Research Report is a series dedicated to exploring and explaining research happening into MS in Australia and around the world. In this episode Dr Hamish Campbell speaks to Dr Peter Van Wijngaarden and Dr Joe Paul from the Center of Eye Research Australia about how the eyes might be important in helping us understand how the body repairs itself after an MS attack.

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Research Report – Ep2. Understanding eyes and MS