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Tonometer prism sterilisation: A local and UK national survey

  • Aman Chandra

      Affiliations

    • West Kent Eye Centre, Princess Royal University Hospital, Farnborough, Kent BR6 8ND, UK
    • ,
  • Allon Barsam

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, Kent DA14 6LT, UK
    • ,
  • Christopher J. Hammond

      Affiliations

    • West Kent Eye Centre, Princess Royal University Hospital, Farnborough, Kent BR6 8ND, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1689 865682; fax: +44 1689 863329.

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PII: S1367-0484(07)00079-3

doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2007.07.004

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