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Original Article

Reproducibility of the Retinal Vascular Response to Flicker Light in Asians

Thanh T. NguyenCentre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Andreas J. KreisCentre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Australia
,
Ryo KawasakiCentre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Australia
,
Jie Jin Wang
,
Bernd-U. SeifertIMEDOS, Jena, Germany
,
Walthard VilserIMEDOS, Jena, Germany
,
Edgar NagelOphthalmic Private Practice, Rudolstadt, Germany
&
Tien Y. Wong
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Pages 1082-1088 | Received 22 Mar 2009, Accepted 20 Sep 2009, Published online: 03 Dec 2009

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