American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 148, Issue 1 , Pages 148-154 , July 2009

Concordance of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Defects between Fellow Eyes of Glaucoma Patients Measured by Optical Coherence Tomography

,Accepted 3 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.02.009

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 148, Issue 1 , Pages 148-154 , July 2009

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