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Response to the comment on “The biomechanical properties of the cornea of patients with glaucoma treated with anti-glaucoma topical medication”

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität, Dresden, Germany

    Karin R. Pillunat, Cosima Hermann, Eberhard Spoerl & Lutz E. Pillunat

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Pillunat, K.R., Hermann, C., Spoerl, E. et al. Response to the comment on “The biomechanical properties of the cornea of patients with glaucoma treated with anti-glaucoma topical medication”. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 255, 633–634 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-016-3577-6

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