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Review article

Why does glaucoma affect eye movements?

Aleksandra Gorczyca
1
,
Przemysław Zabel
2
,
Karolina Suwała
2
,
Martyna Gębska-Tołoczko
2
,
Katarzyna Zabel
2
,
Szymon Tamborski
3
,
Michał Meina
3
,
Maciej Szkulmowski
3
,
Jakub J. Kałużny
2

  1. Doctoral School of Medical and Health Sciences in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland
  2. Department of Sense Organ Research, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland
  3. Department of Biophotonics and Optical Engineering, Institute of Physics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland
KLINIKA OCZNA 2025, 127, 2: 53-61
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ko.2025.152087
Online publish date: 2025/06/23
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