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Guthoff, R.F., Stave, J. (2006). In Vivo Micromorphology of the Cornea: Confocal Microscopy Principles and Clinical Applications. In: Reinhard, T., Larkin, D. (eds) Cornea and External Eye Disease. Essentials in Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-31226-9_13
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