Can ‘Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology Subspecialty Diploma in Glaucoma,’ a subspecialty examination on glaucoma induce the qualification standard of glaucoma clinical practice in Europe?
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Gordana Sunaric-Mégevand1*, Wagih Aclimandos2, Catherine Creuzot-Garcher3, Carlo-Enrico Traverso4, Anja Tuulonen5, Roger Hitchings6, Danny G.P. Mathysen7,8,9 Clinical Research Center Rothschild Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland; King’s College Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom; University of Burgundy, Department of Ophthalmology, Dijon, France; Clinical Oculistica, Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health , University of Genova, Genova, Italy; Tays Eye Centre, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Professor Emeritus, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom; Department of Ophthalmology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium; University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium; Instituut voor Ziekenhuisspecialisten Opleiding, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium
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