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Original Article

Is Nail Fold Capillaroscopy Useful in Normotensive and Primary Open Angle Glaucoma? A Pilot Study

Marija BožićInstitute for Eye Diseases, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, SerbiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Paraskeva-Hentova SenćanićInstitute for Eye Diseases, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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Goran SpahićInstitute of Occupational Medicine and Radiological Protection, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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Đorđe KontićInstitute for Eye Diseases, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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Vujica MarkovićInstitute for Eye Diseases, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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Ivan MarjanovićInstitute for Eye Diseases, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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Milenko StojkovicInstitute for Eye Diseases, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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Jasmina Đorđević-JocićClinic for Eye Diseases, Clinical Center, Niš, Serbia
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Pages 1099-1104 | Received 06 Aug 2009, Accepted 21 Jul 2010, Published online: 07 Oct 2010

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