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Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2015; 232(08): 1001-1002
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1546043
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Kommentar zum Leserbrief: „Der sog. ‚Ocular Pressure Flow Analyzer OPFA‘ gibt ein Maß für die Dehnbarkeit der Augenhüllen“

Kommentar zum Leserbrief von R. Stodtmeister zu „Okuläre Durchblutungsregulation beim Glaukom. Untersuchungen mit dem Ocular Pressure Flow Analyser (OPFA)“ von W.-D. Ulrich, A. Moeller, C. Ulrich, G. Siebert, K.-D. Wernecke, C. Erb. Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde 2015; 232: 152–161Commentary: “The So-Called ‘Ocular Pressure Flow Analyzer (OPFA)’ Gives a Measure of the Extensibility of the Eye Wall”
W.-D. Ulrich
1   Research, Augenarztpraxis, Borna
,
A. Moeller
1   Research, Augenarztpraxis, Borna
,
C. Ulrich
1   Research, Augenarztpraxis, Borna
,
G. Siebert
2   Research, Sostana GmbH, Berlin
,
K.-D. Wernecke
2   Research, Sostana GmbH, Berlin
,
C. Erb
3   Augenklinik am Wittenbergplatz, Berlin
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Der Ocular Pressure Flow Analyzer (OPFA) misst die okulären Perfusionsdrucke und die okuläre Durchblutungsregulation

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