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We studied the pupil dilatation of patients with pseudoexfoliation, normals, diabetics and patients with chronic open angle glaucoma to establish whether there was a significant difference in the mydriasis achieved with cyclopentolate and phenylephrine.
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Watson, N., Winder, S. & Green, F. Pupil dilatation in the pseudoexfoliation syndrome. Eye 9, 341–343 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1995.66
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