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Schachar, R.A. Comment on the publication “Stiffness gradient in the crystalline lens” by H.A. Weeber et al.. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 245, 1405–1406 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-007-0628-z

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