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Original Article

The cotton thread test—time for return to baseline

Pauline ChoDepartment of Optometry and Radiography, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
, BOptom (NSW) &
William DouthwaiteDepartment of Optometry, University of Bradford
, PhD
Pages 261-263 | Received 23 Apr 2009, Accepted 19 Aug 1994, Published online: 15 Apr 2021

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