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Gonioscopy – the examination of the structures of the chamber angle – is 100 years young. Starting with direct gonioscopy and followed by indirect gonioscopy, it is still one of the most important examinations for differential diagnosis in glaucoma and proper surgeries.
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Faschinger, C., Hommer, A. (2012). History of Gonioscopy. In: Gonioscopy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28610-0_1
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