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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Usability of an Eye Drop Delivery Aid for Single-Dose Instillation: Results from a Market Research Study

Keyla Lebrón Gutiérrez1 Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6746-6257View further author information
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Sarah Thomas1 Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UKView further author information
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Julia L Martin2 Santen SA, La Voie-creuse 14, 1202, Geneva, SwitzerlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0009-0004-9073-352XView further author information
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Annegret Dahlmann-Noor3 NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 3675-3684 | Received 19 Sep 2023, Accepted 20 Nov 2023, Published online: 29 Nov 2023

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