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Tan, J.C., Gabelt, B.T., Kaufman, P.L. (2008). Changes in Aqueous Humor Dynamics with Age and Glaucoma. In: Tombran-Tink, J., Barnstable, C.J., Shields, M.B. (eds) Mechanisms of the Glaucomas. Ophthalmology Research™. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-373-8_19

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