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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany

    D. Kuerten, N. Plange, P. Walter & M. Fuest

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Kuerten, D., Plange, N., Walter, P. et al. Author reply: central corneal thickness determination in corneal edema. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 255, 1253–1254 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-017-3635-8

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