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Kim, E.J., Weikert, M.P. (2018). Using Vector Analysis to Calculate Surgically Induced Astigmatism and Refractive Change. In: Febbraro, JL., Khan, H., Koch, D. (eds) Surgical Correction of Astigmatism. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56565-1_2

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