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BioMed Research International
Volume 2016, Article ID 7326160, 10 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7326160
Research Article

The Effect of Altitude on Intraocular Pressure in Vitrectomized Eyes with Sulfur Hexafluoride Tamponade by the Friedenwald Method: Rabbit Animal Model

Jans Fromow-Guerra, Adriana Solís-Vivanco, Raul Velez-Montoya, Adriana Perez-Reguera, Hugo Quiroz-Mercado, Armando Meza-de Regil, Gabriela Papa-Oliva, and Virgilio Morales-Cantón

Retina Department, Asociación para Evitar le Ceguera en México IAP, 04030 México City, Mexico

Received 5 July 2016; Revised 7 October 2016; Accepted 11 October 2016

Academic Editor: Mitsuru Nakazawa

Copyright © 2016 Jans Fromow-Guerra et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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