American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 148, Issue 2 , Pages 177-178 , August 2009

Smoothing the Intraocular Pressure Roller Coaster: A New Goal?

,Accepted 26 March 2009.

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 See accompanying Article on page 221.

PII: S0002-9394(09)00262-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.03.033

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 148, Issue 2 , Pages 177-178 , August 2009