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Holzchuh, N., Coral-Ghanem, C., Edrington, T.B. (2004). Disposable and Planned Replacement Contact Lenses. In: Contact Lenses in Ophthalmic Practice. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-21758-4_10

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