American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 139, Issue 4 , Pages 624-630 , April 2005

Intraobserver repeatability of macula measurements by confocal scanning laser tomography

Data from this study were presented as a poster at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, April 2004.

,Accepted 29 November 2005.

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PII: S0002-9394(04)01462-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.11.063

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 139, Issue 4 , Pages 624-630 , April 2005

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