Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 17-21 , March 2007

Factors influencing the measurement of oxygen shortfall of the human cornea: Sequencing of test conditions

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doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2006.10.002

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 17-21 , March 2007

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