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Nishide, T., Hayakawa, N., Shibuya, E. et al. Choroidal thickness is affected by many factors which may change the effect of ranibizumab: author’s response. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 252, 849–850 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-014-2597-3
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