Comparison of Luneau SA disposable and Goldmann applanation tonometer readings

Eye

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 789-792

  Baddon, A C J ^a   Osborne, S F ^a   Quah, S A ^a   Batterbury, M ^a   Wong, D ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TONOMETER; TONOMETRY;

EID: 34250339713     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702329     Document Type: Article

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