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Intra-ocular pressure in onchocerciasis. Some preliminary results of a field evaluation
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
|January 1, 1976
Abstract:
Preliminary data are presented on the relationship between intra-ocular pressure and onchocerciasis. There was no significant difference in the mean ocular pressure between persons with no ocular onchocerciasis and those with microfilariae in the eye, but a significantly lower mean tension was observed in those with severe ocular onchocerciasis.
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