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01-04-2017 | Letter to the Editor (by invitation)

Letter to the editor. “Comparison of specular microscopy and ultrasound pachymetry before and after cataract surgery”

Authors: Alberto López-Miguel, María Sanchidrián, Itziar Fernández, Alfredo Holgueras, Miguel J. Maldonado

Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology | Issue 4/2017

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We would like to thank M. de Bernardo and N. Rosa for their attention to our manuscript. The points raised by these authors are important and should be further addressed. …

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Title: Letter to the editor. “Comparison of specular microscopy and ultrasound pachymetry before and after cataract surgery”
Authors: Alberto López-Miguel
María Sanchidrián
Itziar Fernández
Alfredo Holgueras
Miguel J. Maldonado
Publication date: 01-04-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 0721-832X
Electronic ISSN: 1435-702X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-017-3605-1

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