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. 1999 Dec;83(12):1396–1402. doi: 10.1136/bjo.83.12.1396

Acquired colour vision defects in glaucoma—their detection and clinical significance

M PACHECO-CUTILLAS 1, D EDGAR 1, A SAHRAIE 1
PMCID: PMC1722892  PMID: 10574822

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