Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 11 , Pages 1803-1808 , November 2006

Anterior chamber angle measurement with optical coherence tomography: Intraobserver and interobserver variability

,Accepted 27 July 2006.

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 No author has a proprietary or financial interest in any material or method mentioned.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.07.014

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 11 , Pages 1803-1808 , November 2006

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