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Is the change of oxygen extraction from retinal vessels upon flicker light stimulation dependent on the nerve fiber layer thickness in glaucoma patients?

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Jena, Bachstr. 18, 07743, Jena, Germany

    M. Hammer, S. Peters & R. Augsten

  2. Center for Medical Optics and Photonics, University of Jena, Bachstr. 18, 07743, Jena, Germany

    M. Hammer

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Bachstr. 18, 07743, Jena, Germany

    L. Ramm

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IZKF Jena provided financial support in the form of a scholarship for Lisa Ramm.

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This research was supported by a doctorate scholarship from the IZKF Jena for Lisa Ramm.

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Hammer, M., Ramm, L., Peters, S. et al. Is the change of oxygen extraction from retinal vessels upon flicker light stimulation dependent on the nerve fiber layer thickness in glaucoma patients?. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 254, 1649–1650 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-016-3367-1

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