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Original Article

Poor mixing of microdrops with the tear fluid reduces the accuracy of tear flow estimates by fluorometry

N. Michelle Sang Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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David M. Maurice Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
Pages 275-280 | Received 20 May 1994, Accepted 19 Dec 1994, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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