Kommentar zum Leserbrief: „Der sog. ‚Ocular Pressure Flow Analyzer OPFA‘ gibt ein Maß für die Dehnbarkeit der Augenhüllen“

Der Ocular Pressure Flow Analyzer (OPFA) misst die okulären Perfusionsdrucke und die okuläre Durchblutungsregulation

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