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The customisation of loupes and its pivotal role in personalised ergonomics

BDJ In Practice volume 37, pages 210–211 (2024)Cite this article

Call it magnification inundation.

For years now, the dentistry trade media landscape has been loaded with loupes. Considering its single-sighted goal of… well, sight, the rich amount of content committed to this niche is astonishingly detailed and diverse. The attention is warranted: in just the past decade, the loupes segment has seen an outsized infusion of innovation.

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Kotler, D. The customisation of loupes and its pivotal role in personalised ergonomics. BDJ In Pract 37, 210–211 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41404-024-2752-4

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