American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 150, Issue 2 , Pages 199-204.e1 , August 2010

Macular Thickness Interoperator and Intraoperator Reproducibility in Healthy Eyes Using 7 Optical Coherence Tomography Instruments

,Accepted 11 March 2010.

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 See Accompanying Editorial on page 138.

PII: S0002-9394(10)00229-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2010.03.015

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 150, Issue 2 , Pages 199-204.e1 , August 2010