The diurnal variation of intraocular pressure in non-glaucomatous subjects: relevance in a clinical context

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 456-465

  Pointer, Jonathan S ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TONOMETRY;

EID: 0030734884     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.1997.tb00083.x     Document Type: Article

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