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The Eyeball Test

Bobby D. Nossaman
Ochsner Journal June 2023, 23 (2) 100-103; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.23.5035
Bobby D. Nossaman
1Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
2The University of Queensland Medical School, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
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