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Episcleral Venous Pressure

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We were able to make all these measurements of episcleral venous pressure, thanks to the generosity of our colleague Dr. R. Brubaker of the US Institute of Health who gave us the equipment and showed us how to use it.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Roberto Sampaolesi MD (Faculty of Medicine)

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, UCES, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Juan Roberto Sampaolesi MD (Faculty of Medicine)

  3. Department of Pathology, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Jorge Zárate MD (Faculty of Medicine)

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Sampaolesi, R., Sampaolesi, J.R., Zárate, J. (2014). Episcleral Venous Pressure. In: The Glaucomas. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35500-4_14

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