Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 169-173 , September 2006

Comparison between graticule and image capture assessment of lower tear film meniscus height

  • J. Santodomingo-Rubido

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Present address: Global Business Division, Menicon Co. Ltd. (Madrid Office), Iglesia 9, Apartamento 106, 28220 Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain. Tel.: +34 91 638 44 49; fax: +34 91 638 87 74.
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  • J.S. Wolffsohn
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  • B. Gilmartin

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doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2006.05.004

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 29, Issue 4 , Pages 169-173 , September 2006

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