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Chen, CD., Chen, H. & Miao, L. The biomechanical properties of the cornea of patients with glaucoma treated with anti-glaucoma topical medications. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 255, 631–632 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-016-3575-8
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