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Editorial
. 2007 Apr;91(4):405-6.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.107797.

Retinal vein pulsation predicts increasing optic disc excavation

Editorial

Retinal vein pulsation predicts increasing optic disc excavation

Marcelo T Nicolela. Br J Ophthalmol. 2007 Apr.

Abstract

Spontaneous retinal vein pulsation in glaucoma

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