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|Articles|October 15, 2021
Poll Results: What is the most underutilized piece of equipment?
Author(s)Brooke Henson, Editor
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Optometry Times® polled our audience with the following question from August 27, 2021 to September 10, 2021:
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42 ODs responded, in total. Of these:
- 4 responded "SD-OCT"
- 2 responded "Fundus camera"
- 9 responded "Visual field analyzer"
- 5 responded "Topographer"
- 4 responded "IPL"
- 1 responded "Auto refractor"
- 17 responded "Meibographer"
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