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  1. Universitäts-Augenklinik Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Straße 11, 97080, Würzburg, Germany

    Evelin Schneider (Dr.)

  2. SMT Swiss Mictrotechnology AG, Allmendstrasse 11, 2562, Port, Switzerland

    Hartmut E. Kanngiesser (Dr. Manager R&D)

  3. Augenklinik, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Brauerstrasse 15, 8401, Winterthur, Switzerland

    Christoph Kniestedt Dr.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Wuerzburg, Josef-Schneider-Straße 11, 97080, Wuerzburg, Germany

    Franz Grehn MD (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, USCF, 10 Kirkham Street, Rm K301, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA

    Robert Stamper MD (Director of Glaucoma Service) (Director of Glaucoma Service)

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Schneider, E., Kanngiesser, H.E., Kniestedt, C. (2006). Dynamic Contour Tonometry. In: Grehn, F., Stamper, R. (eds) Glaucoma. Essentials in Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-34773-9_3

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