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Refractive, corneal, and ocular residual astigmatism: distribution in a German population and age-dependency: the Gutenberg health study

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Alpins, N., Stamatelatos, G. Refractive, corneal, and ocular residual astigmatism: distribution in a German population and age-dependency: the Gutenberg health study. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 256, 443–444 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-017-3821-8

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