Laser flare photometry: a noninvasive, objective, and quantitative method to measure intraocular inflammation

International Ophthalmology - Tập 30 Số 5 - Trang 453-464 - 2010
İlknur Tuğal-Tutkun1,2, Carl P. Herbort3
1Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
2Istanbul Tip Fakultesi, Goz Hastaliklari A.D., Capa, Istanbul, Turkey
3Inflammatory Eye Diseases, Center for Specialized Ophthalmic Care, Lausanne, Switzerland

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