Assessing for glaucoma in general practice
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Assessing for glaucoma in general practice
Aust Fam Physician.
1996 Sep.
Abstract
Examining patients appropriately for primary open angle glaucoma in the general practice setting has traditionally been extremely difficult. The authors review important issues in the early detection of primary open angle glaucoma and discuss new assessment tools to assist GPs in this area.
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